My Oh My....I had no idea.
I really didn't want to begin a caliber war. Honestly. I was trying to figure out if it made sense to spend the money for another carry gun besides 9 and 45. I figured a couple of folks would venture and opinion and help me to a decision.
But 7 pages of responses?
I've been busy with some writing assignments and hadn't been back here in a couple of days. So was surprised at the volume of responses. I will be reading all of them over the next day or so.
And to finish the story...I went from no .40s to 5 in almost no time. Guy asked me to trade one thing for his M&P full size with an Apex, found a very good deal at my LGS before all the covid for a Beretta 96 Centurion. I was selling four guns I wasn't shooting at all and the buyer had a .40 HiPower that was a straight across trade with one of the 4. And someone over on the S&W forum offered me a 4006TSW CHP I wanted to memorialize my best friend, a retired CHiP. And then, of all things, someone heard I had a Beretta 92compact and asked if I wanted a PX4 compact in 40 for it.
I figured what the heck, I might as well do the trade. I wasn't shooting or carrying the Beretta and I might as well have a carry gun in .40. It will probably end up in Langdon for a workover....and I thank everyone who offered their thoughts. Who woulda thunk?