Omega21
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Yes, I know 40 cal is ghey. Why is most of the FMJ .40S&W ammo I see come in flat nose configuration? Why isn't it rounded like most 9mm FMJ? I thought flatnose ammo was really a design feature for tube magazines.
Maybe to make the over all length shorter?
Omega21 said:Why isn't it rounded like most 9mm FMJ? I thought flatnose ammo was really a design feature for tube magazines.
mikec said:Maybe to make the over all length shorter?
Yes, I know 40 cal is ghey. Why is most of the FMJ .40S&W ammo I see come in flat nose configuration? Why isn't it rounded like most 9mm FMJ? I thought flatnose ammo was really a design feature for tube magazines.
The 40 Short & Wimpy is flat-nose for one simple reason, and that is because it is SO GHEY that it has taken all logic regarding projectile design and dismissed it as inconvenient.
Actually that is a question I'd like to have some light shed on if I'm honest, cause I don't have a clue.
have been curious myself.
The entire premise of the question is false and thereby so are all the answers.
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Yes, I know 40 cal is ghey. Why is most of the FMJ .40S&W ammo I see come in flat nose configuration? Why isn't it rounded like most 9mm FMJ? I thought flatnose ammo was really a design feature for tube magazines.
I "heard" that it was to help distinguish 9mm from .40 at a glance. No idea if that's actually the reason, or even part of it, but it makes some sense.