Yada, yada, yada...
That all makes sense, but those excuses don't fly in this case, when I made specific reference to a specific gun/incident and did not just talk to just any rep that answered the phone... but I do know what ya mean.
Yes, I have called other gun and ammo companies and gotten information on specific incidents like this, even when it was bad. A Glock rep admitted several guns a month were blowing w Federal .40 ammo for a while there, and that lead to Federal changing their .40 brass for example. Glock and Federal never had that problem w their 9mm guns and ammo BTW.
The .40 is working great as a stopper of bad guys. It does have a blemish though.
There is a definite difference between the 9 and 40 in this regard: the .40 has and continues to damage more guns in less time than the 9 ever did w factory ammo, and the 9 operates at higher pressures if you consider SAAMI +P, CIP and NATO specs. More than a few anecdotes too. I can put you in touch w a guy who knows of over 100 just with Glocks, (though not all are catastrophic damage; most just blown cases, cracks in frames, etc). I know of more ranges and PDs that have blown more cases and/or damaged more guns in .40 than I do 9. If you were gonna pay me a million bucks for a kB and provide the guns and factory ammo, I would pick a .40 before a 9...
He asked about differences, and that's one of them. While I think the .40 and the guns that fire it are more than safe enough, and obviously many satisfied users think so too, the history so far says the risks are not the same. I don't worry about it myself, but I don't deny it either.
If you know that and decide not to worry about it any more than the FBI, DEA, US Marshals, CHP, ISP, etc do, that's great, and you will be as happy as they are with the .40. If you are the sort who would worry too much about this, the .40 may not be for you no matter how good it is for other folks? That's all I meant.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
