Why did homeland security buy millions of 135 grain .40?

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I don't really appreciate the .40 SW I admit it. I had one in a Browning Hi Power. It was a great gun but the round is an "in between" in my mind to the 9mm and .45.
Funny thing is the .41 Magnum was an "in between" but it packs a LOT more punch than the auto round.

So why did Homeland Security buy those 40SW rounds?

I can think of another question that questions the effectiveness of Homeland Security altogether and that makes me mum on this one.
 
Size, Speed, and capacity, the .40 S&W offers the best of all three.

It's bigger than a 9mm, faster than a .45, and comes in MANY platforms that have reasonable capacity, not much less than 9mm and much more than .45.

I own 4 different brands of handgun .40 S&W that I can have a 9mm barrel and mags for, and .357 Sig barrels for.

In these handguns I have three potential calibers in one weapon.

What's not to love?

I'm unaware of any study showing the the .40 S&W is any worse and dispatching bad guys than 9mm or .45.

All we're really talking about here is preference ans prejudice.

I don't dislike ANY caliber that may save my life some day.
 
I know a variety of personnel spread across DHS components which carry pistols chambered in .357 Sig and .40 S&W. Of those with the 40s, none can recall being issued anything other than 155 and 180 grain varieties from various manufacturers.
 
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You can get the same results with 125 grain 9mm at 1250 fps
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No, you can't. 9mm is smaller around than .40. Bigger bullets make bigger holes. The bigger the hole, the more blood that comes out, so the faster the kill. Velocity and energy don't mean crap until you get into the rifle ammo.
 
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