New .40 S&W
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bondmid003
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I've got a Walther P99, HK USP and Springfield XDM all in .40, take your pick. I'd definitely recommend the USP to anyone
EOD Guy in VA
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The 40S&W is a great round and I can highly recommend either a SIG P229 or an S&W M&P (full size or compact). I have all three and they function flawlessly.
I should add the Walther P99 which I have and like very much. I have Beretta, XD, and CZ pistols as well and can also recommend them, but not as highly as the SIG, M&P, or Walther.
I should add the Walther P99 which I have and like very much. I have Beretta, XD, and CZ pistols as well and can also recommend them, but not as highly as the SIG, M&P, or Walther.
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wnycollector
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I absolutley agree with trying as many guns as you can get your hands on. I have shot the Walther P99, Glock 22 and 23, FNP 40, S&W40VE, SIGP229 and the HK USP.
I really like the .40 caliber. I currently have my CZ-40B and a Keltec sub2k in .40. My next .40 is going to be a Walther P99. My buddy has one and it fits my hand like a glove.
gglass
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Behold!
.40 options
i have the S&W sigma .40 and love it. got to pull a few rnds from the M&P .40 and it was just as nice,but ive said it before and im gonna say it again find a shop that has sidearms for rent at their range ,shoot all the different models youre interested in buy the one youre most comfortable and most accurate with.hope ive helped you a little bit
i have the S&W sigma .40 and love it. got to pull a few rnds from the M&P .40 and it was just as nice,but ive said it before and im gonna say it again find a shop that has sidearms for rent at their range ,shoot all the different models youre interested in buy the one youre most comfortable and most accurate with.hope ive helped you a little bit
wnycollector
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All of the guns that I have shot have been friends pistols or pistols of someone shooting at my club. I cant remember the last time I went shootin and didnt either offer to let someone shoot one of my pistols or rifles or have them reciprocate. Thats the thing I love about shooting, we ALL love to talk guns and show off our guns
Last weekend, I shot a Romanian PSL and returned the favor by letting the guy shoot my Ishapore .308.mcdonl
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I just said I love my S&W.... thats all...
Plinkeriffic
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Interesting, .40 is as as hard to find as anything else around here (CenTex), with 9mm much easier. Strange...
Big Daddy Grim
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+1 for either the H&K USP .40 or the S&W M&P .40
I have the XD sub 40, and the Browning .40cal.
In the colder weather, I wear the XD in a high ride holster.
During the Summer I carry the Browning (thinner) in a "Mo Slick" IWB holster by Caldwell leathers.
Being a skinny guy, I can also carry a 1911 without problems, with a T-shirt.
I've had no failures with the Browning .40, the XD, and my Colt.
I shoot a lot....
In the colder weather, I wear the XD in a high ride holster.
During the Summer I carry the Browning (thinner) in a "Mo Slick" IWB holster by Caldwell leathers.
Being a skinny guy, I can also carry a 1911 without problems, with a T-shirt.
I've had no failures with the Browning .40, the XD, and my Colt.
I shoot a lot....
Plinkeriffic
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A good friend of mine is (im)patiently waiting for an online supplier to come through with his SA XD-M .40 Many requests, few items to fulfill them.
Crossed cannons and cross customers!
Crossed cannons and cross customers!
I just bought a S&W 410 at a local pawn shop for $379. It looked like it's never been carried or fired: cosmetically perfect and no burnishing on the feed ramp, with blue plastic box, orange chamber-plug, and red trigger block still there, and all the original papers... under the top-cover foam! All there!
An hour later I was at the local FOP range, where a buddy, my brother, and I put about eighty rounds of Blazer Brass 180gr FMJ through it without a hitch.
I like this old S&W alloy-frame platform already because I have a police-trade 5904 that I also feel comfortable with: It fits my smaller hands well and I like the feel and mechanics of it.
This is my first .40. Did I do OK?
Thanks,
Les
An hour later I was at the local FOP range, where a buddy, my brother, and I put about eighty rounds of Blazer Brass 180gr FMJ through it without a hitch.
I like this old S&W alloy-frame platform already because I have a police-trade 5904 that I also feel comfortable with: It fits my smaller hands well and I like the feel and mechanics of it.
This is my first .40. Did I do OK?
Thanks,
Les
BP Hunter I have 2 .40 caliber pistols a XD-40 & a Ruger P-944. They are both good but the XD is easier for me to shoot accurately. If you are thinking about using it for concealed carry check out the G-23 it's a really nice size. I don't have one but I shot my neighbors & it was pretty easy to shoot for me. I agree with those who said shoot as many of the guns you're considering as possible. This could save you some money in the long run.
mcdonl
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Les, I am at the point now where I have lost count of the rounds put through my 410S and not a single problem that was not user error. I have, on two occasions fat handed the mag release button on draw/fire drills but that is it.
Leroy
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"You've seen 40 ammo? Where? I'm down to 43 rounds!"
Our local Ranch and Home store has boxes and boxes of .40 S&W. That's how this thread started. I wanted a .40s&W handgun since I was low on the 9mm. Funny thing, after I started this thread, I found another gunstore which had shelves of 9mm. I went ahead and loaded my cabinet with 600 rounds of 9mm.
Our local Ranch and Home store has boxes and boxes of .40 S&W. That's how this thread started. I wanted a .40s&W handgun since I was low on the 9mm. Funny thing, after I started this thread, I found another gunstore which had shelves of 9mm. I went ahead and loaded my cabinet with 600 rounds of 9mm.
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Frank4711
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Browning HP or XDM 40.....both are Excellent
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