Okay, so I had an argument with someone today in regards to .40S&W and the loads. Not only did the person argue the .40S&W wasn't enough with stopping power and called it "Short and Wimpy", he argued I would have to carry a +P in the gun. Now...not only is he an idiot for calling it "Short and Wimpy", but to further prove what an idiot he is, when I told him I carry a 180gr Speer Gold Dot, he said it would only be worth it to carry the 180gr in +P.

I told him you can't have a +P rating with a 180gr S&W and he told me, "Of course you can. They sell them all the time. Cops who don't know better carry it instead of a 9MM." I already figured this guy was a huge dumb ass, so I told him the 180gr .40S&W was developed for the smaller FBI guys and for the ladies since the 10MM was a little too much, and the load is at maximum allowed pressures for the cartridge for that weight. If one would go down to a 165gr or 155gr, then there could be a +P load, but not in a 180gr.

At this he scoffed telling me I'm giving false information and I decided there was no use arguing with stupid.


What say you?