I have to ask.

[Ghostrider_23]

Lately I have seen a lot of G23 for sale/trading them in, people talking about getting conversion kits, etc…. WHY??????????? Is it because of the price of ammo? The 40 s&w round is one that does achieve a bit better performance than the 9mm can.

I never understood why a shooter would practice with let say 9mm 115 gr. round and carry a 147 or 124+P, which will give different muzzle flip and recoil. I am not saying to practice with SD ammo, but of those of you out there if you carry 124+P do you practice with FMY cheap 124+P???? Or if you carry 147 grain ammo, do you practice with 147 grain cheap ammo??????

The 40 s&w being it 165 or 180 grain SD round, a shooter can still practice with wally world 165 or 180 grain practice ammo. Shot placement, control and practice isn’t that what it’s all about. So why would you want to practice with the same grain bullet you carry for SD?????????

Please explain if you can, I am not looking for a fight.

 

[Ghostrider_23]

If it is so little difference why does everyone say to carry 124+P, 147 etc..... Little felt recoil will give you great ballistics??????????????????????????????????????

In the real world, won't the 40 give you a better chance at penatration than the 9mm will????

Everyone talks about how much muzzel flip or recoil the 40 gives off and that it is much more powerful when shooting than that of the 9mm.

So why not stick or want a 40 for self defense????????????????????????????????

 

[ljnowell]

Its kinda like this. You can buy a G17 and a G22, if you wanted a 9mm and a .40 cal. Or you could buy a g22 and a 40-9 barrel and have both guns for about 400 bucks less.

 

[R. Deckard]

I have seen more than just Glock 40 calibers that people are looking to trade for 9mm. I think it is the price of ammo, what does a box of 40 cost now? about $20.00? $25.00? And 9mm is about $12-15 a box?

 

[HKIWB]

I've also noticed an abundance of USP .40s available, which was my first pistol. I think a lot of first-time pistol owners buy .40s because of what they read. After all, who wouldn't want capacity like a 9mm and stopping power like a .45 in one package. Once they find themselves shooting better and cheaper with someone else's 9mm or handling a .45 just as well, the harsher recoiling and relatively expensive .40 is out the door.

I shoot mostly 9mm at the range, carry .40 and use a .45 for the house. They all have similar controls, and I shoot often enough that I never find myself fumbling with any of them. I don't need to shoot any one pistol more than the other to maintain proficiency with all three, so I shoot mostly 9mm fmj because its cheapest. Shooting the 9mm more frequently does more for my proficiency with the other two than shooting .40, .45 or any specific defense round half as often.