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November 2009

High-Capacity 40 S&W ‘Rail’ Guns: Glock, Springfield, & STI

All of our guns ran with zero malfunctions, making it fun to shoot, but harder to grade. Choosing between them comes down to your preference in features and the size of your bank account.

The 40 S&W has become the preferred cartridge for much of the law-enforcement community because it's more powerful than the 9mm, recoil that's snappy but not as substantial as the 45 ACP, and magazine capacities than split the difference between the two. This month we'll look at three guns that fit this medium-frame high-capacity format. They could aptly be classified as "tactical" pistols, because they all featured an accessory rail capable of adding a weapon light and/or laser.

Our contenders consisted of two polymer-framed guns, the Springfield XD40 ($605) and the newly introduced Glock G22 RTF2 ($599). Both guns incorporated striker-fired systems with trigger-tab designs. The third gun came from Georgetown,…

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