On the Smith & Wesson, the grip was a one-piece unit made of plastic with molded checkering on the sides and serrations on the back. Machined serrations were present on the front of the trigger guard and the frontstrap. It featured a rounded undercut trigger guard. The double-wide aluminum alloy frame had a matte silver-white finish, which was lighter in color than the slide. There were good cocking serrations at the rear of the slide on either side. Covering much of the left side of the slide was the word “TACTICAL” in big, black letters, along with the Smith & Wesson name and logo. The Smith & Wesson 4013 TSW’s slide was made of stainless steel with a matte silver finish. All Cougars have a unique locking system which utilizes a rotating barrel that cams against a central block. As its designation suggests, this model is a compact version of the full-size. The Beretta 8040F Mini-Cougar is a recent addition to the manufacturer’s Cougar line of pistols. 380 ACP P232, the P239 is the manufacturer’s smallest and, in our opinion, most reasonably-priced pistol. When the Sig Sauer P239 was introduced in 1996, it was made in 9mm and.
Other differences are the TSW’s lengthened slide and frame rails for added strength and support, and an extended lock time for (according to the manufacturer) less felt recoil. It differs from the standard Model 4013 in that the Tactical is a wide-body pistol while the 4013 is a single-stack design. The Smith & Wesson 4013 TSW (Tactical Smith & Wesson), was introduced in 1997. All of them have double-action triggers, 3-1/2-inch barrels and fixed sights. 40 S&W pistols in this test are the new Beretta 8040F Mini-Cougar, the Sig Sauer P239 and the Smith & Wesson Model 4013 TSW. 40 into a 9mm and lose the reason you went to the larger caliber in the first place. With certain reduced-velocity loads and lighter bullets, you can actually turn your. There are now so many different bullet weights and loads in this caliber that you occasionally just have to stand back and scratch your head. But, you just about have to be a ballistician to determine what ammunition to use. 40 S&W has been the most widely accepted. Of the relatively new calibers available, the. But, when employed within their limitations, most of the time their accuracy is just fine. This decrease in accuracy is primarily due to the decrease in grip area and the reduced sighting radius of the compacts. But, for the compacts to shoot as well as their full-size counterparts, the human element has to be removed. It isn’t that short-barrelled handguns are less accurate, per se. If you think you are going to shoot the smaller pistol as well as you shoot the larger model, you will probably be disappointed. This can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing, depending on your expectations. Chances are you can buy a compact model in the same caliber and from the same company that made your big service-type pistol. Fortunately, most of the manufacturers are way ahead of us on this one. If you have found the full-size pistol you bought is just too big and heavy to carry around for hours at a time, you are not alone.
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