.40 S＆W (no ontology)
From Mazeworld
.40 S&W is a pistol cartridge developed in 1990 by firearms manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Winchester. It is a shortened version of 10mm Auto, developed from the so-called 10mm Auto "FBI Lite loads" ; reduced loads to dampen the severe recoil of a full-power 10mm. That load was then adapted to a shorter case. Much like how .357 Magnum is dimensionally the same as .38 Special except for case length, .40 S&W is dimensionally the same as 10mm Auto, but with a shorter case. To better visualize their relationship, one can imagine that .40 S&W is the "10mm Auto Special", or that 10mm Auto is the ".40 S&W Magnum".
While it is considered a viable alternative to 9x19mm Parabellum and .45 ACP, many are divided on whether it offers the best of both worlds (citing high capacity and stopping power), or the worst of both worlds (citing relatively high recoil and only marginal performance gains over 9x19mm and .45 ACP). Regardless of one's position on .40 S&W, it is a street-proven cartridge with numerous law enforcement agencies having adopted firearms chambered for this caliber. It even found use in submachine guns; notably the famous .40 version of the H&K MP5, the MP5/40.
Mazeworld overview
| Type | LDV | C1 | C2 | C3 | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 |
| Bullet | +2 | 45% | 43% | 41% | 36% | 29% | 23% | 11% | 3% |
- Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop in boxes of 50 or bulk cans of 500.
- Available brands and projectile types:
- Standard (Regular, SP): FMJ, Lead, JHP, SEG, AP
- Personal Defense (Regular, +P): FMJ, JHP, AP
- Pocket Dragon (Regular +P+): FMJ, JHP, AP
- Retail value of a standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 1.60 P$ /round
- Recoil level: 3 - Normal
Handloading information
- Primer type: Small pistol
- Powder type: Pistol
- Projectile type: .400, 200 grain
- Standard load: 102 pwdr
- -P load: 92 pwdr
- +P load: 112 pwdr
- +P+ load: 122 pwdr
- Cost of a 50 case box: 17 P$ (0.34 P$/case)
- Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 1.473 P$
Weapons compatible
Standard weapons
Total amount of standard weapons available in this caliber: 20
Class 2 weapons:
- Beretta Cx4 Storm, conventional rifle
- H&K MP5/40A2, submachine gun
- H&K UMP-40, submachine gun
- Taurus MT-40, submachine gun
Class 3 weapons:
- Beretta 96FS, pistol
- Beretta Px4 Storm, pistol
- Česká Zbrojovka CZ 75B-40, pistol
- FN Herstal FNP-40, pistol
- Glock 22, pistol
- Glock 27, pistol
- H&K P2000, pistol
- H&K P7M10, pistol
- H&K USP-40, pistol
- Hi-Point JCP, pistol
- IWI Jericho 941R, pistol
- Para Ordnance P-16.40, pistol
- SIG Sauer P239, pistol
- Smith & Wesson Model 4006, pistol
- Springfield XDM, pistol
Additional weapons that can chamber .38 Special rounds interchangeably with their native caliber:
- All revolvers chambered in 10mm Auto, including Maze Customs revolvers
Maze Customs
- Customs weapon families: Available as a chambering for the 1911SS, 1911DS, Glock-SF, MP5 and AR-15 families, and naturally compatible with 10mm Auto weapons in the Blackhawk and Redhawk families.
- Minor services: 96FS FA (Full-auto conversion for Beretta 96FS), CZ 75B-40 FA (Full-auto conversion for CZ75 B-40), MPX-40 (Minor rechambering for SIG Sauer MPX), P250-40 (Minor rechambering for SIG Sauer P250), M&P40 (Minor rechambering for SIG Sauer M&P357), UMP-40 Enhanced (Tactical conversion for H&K UMP-40),
Barrel length groups
Depending on the barrel length of the firearm, a multiplier to Pain and Limb damage is applied. Please refer to the lists of weapons or to the event lines to know your particular weapons' barrel length.
| Group name | Length range | Damage multiplier |
| Handgun | Up to 6" | 1x |
| SMG | 6.1" to 12.5" | 1.1x |
| Carbine | 12.6" and beyond | 1.2x |
Gallery
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| .40 S&W FMJ |
See also
Real life information
