.40 fired in a .45 ACP - Page 2

Catalina · May 17th, 2008, 12:46 PM

Steel gun advantage

kubmiester · May 17th, 2008, 03:49 PM

Yup, did that ONCE. 9mm in a .40 S&W. Still got the casing. Very educational.

Cofaler · May 18th, 2008, 08:40 PM

I RO at a public range here locally. There was a guy there with a sporterized '03 Springfield from a pawn shop he was told was .308, but for some reason he was convinced it was 30-06. After 3 or 4 attempts he finally got one to go off, and fire-formed that '06 case to 7mm Mag. He got a face full of gas, and a good talking to as well. We didn't get his story until it was too late, the 'gunsmith' who rebarreled the gun didn't bother to stamp the new chambering on it.

Sergeant Mac · May 19th, 2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buckeyeLCPL

IIRC .40 has a higher chamber pressure than .45, he's luck he didn't damage the gun.

Yep....a LOT higher......about double.

Duisburg · May 19th, 2008, 08:52 PM

i once shot a 9mm Makarov in a 9mm Luger chamber once, just once to see what would happen and it just fired normally like a weak subsonic 9mm Luger with not enough ump to jack the slide back. No accidentals...YET

May 17th, 2008, 12:46 PM	#11
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May 17th, 2008, 03:49 PM	#12
kubmiester Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 29	Yup, did that ONCE. 9mm in a .40 S&W. Still got the casing. Very educational. __________________ If only the militia can be armed, will the government pick the loyalists or the patriots (resolved June 26th, 2008)? DC vs. Heller: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf

May 19th, 2008, 08:52 PM	#15
Duisburg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Duisburg, Germany Posts: 508	i once shot a 9mm Makarov in a 9mm Luger chamber once, just once to see what would happen and it just fired normally like a weak subsonic 9mm Luger with not enough ump to jack the slide back. No accidentals...YET __________________ "An Evil Exists that threatens every man, woman and child of the great nation. We must take steps to ensure domestic security and protect our homeland." -Adolph Hitler, when announcing the Gestappo to the people

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May 18th, 2008, 08:40 PM	#13
Cofaler Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 27	I RO at a public range here locally. There was a guy there with a sporterized '03 Springfield from a pawn shop he was told was .308, but for some reason he was convinced it was 30-06. After 3 or 4 attempts he finally got one to go off, and fire-formed that '06 case to 7mm Mag. He got a face full of gas, and a good talking to as well. We didn't get his story until it was too late, the 'gunsmith' who rebarreled the gun didn't bother to stamp the new chambering on it.