Old Dog
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It's the rotational "torque" I didn't care for in .40 in a light gun (XD Subcompact). Just felt weird. I gave the pistol to my nephew who really liked it and shot it very well. In my Witness Elite Match at the range the recoil was barely worth noting. I just could not fall in love with the .40. I liked .45 better in every way, 9MM was more pleasant in a very light gun, and these days I don't think the .40 offers much advantage over the 9MM assuming identical bullet placement.
For the range 9MM is cheaper, .45 is about the same, and I like shooting both better. I no longer own a .40.
Guess I didn't need to post; Walkalong summed up my experience and feeling about the matter exactly, thanks.
90% of the LEO's in my neck of the woods don't know anything about the niches of each caliber, and can't make it through a single IDPA stage without getting DQ'd. Generally, they can't shoot well at all. The remaining 10% are excellent because they love to shoot, just like we do. When the state decided that officers had to "qualify" with the weapons they chose many years ago, we had entire departments, even entire counties, completely fail.
Getting a little weary of all the extreme statements and generalizations this type of thread incurs.
I'm curious to know what state this was that "decided" the officers had to do this -- and WHEN --, and would like to see some documentation of entire departments and counties failing their qualifications. And really, you personally observed all of the LEOs in your neck of the woods, they all shoot IDPA, you know 90% of them don't know the niches of each caliber, and you've seen "generally" they can't shoot well at all? How many LEOs in your neck of the woods? 4? 6?