Which .40S&W?
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That's an excellent point. I'm pretty sure the local range has a .40S&W CZ 75B to rent and they probably have a SIG in .40 too. Both are platforms with which I'm familiar, so they're the ones to try.
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Ran 49 rounds through a .40S&W CZ 75B today. I say 49 and not 50 because the gun suffered a failure to extract and double feed malfunction - first one of those I'd suffered and a real pain to clear. I need to work on my clearance drills. The round must not have been crimped very well because it was set back very deep into the case after I cleared it (it was OK before) - this is why I avoid Ultramax, but it's what the range sells for use in their guns.
Anyway, the cartridge itself didn't impress much. More recoil than the 9mm, appreciably lower capacity, and I didn't shoot it worth a darn compared to what I can do with my 9mm CZ. I think I'm over the .40S&W.
Anyway, the cartridge itself didn't impress much. More recoil than the 9mm, appreciably lower capacity, and I didn't shoot it worth a darn compared to what I can do with my 9mm CZ. I think I'm over the .40S&W.
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My current accumulation of .40s stands at 17 
...the last one bought only 3 week ago (S&W M&P40). I was issued a couple .40s (Beretta 96G Centurians) the last few years before retirement. I ran hundreds of Officers through .40 Transition Training as well as I don't know how many regular qualifications @ the range. I have personally fired I don't know how many tens of thousands of rounds through issued .40s...as well as my own 96 Berettas x3, HK USP/USPc, Glock 22x2/23/27/24/35, 5x BHPs and that new S&W M&P...to say nothing of other peoples Sigs and CZs. If I were to use a single word to describe my personal take on the .40 it would be: "underimpressed".
The .40 is not "everything the 9mmP wants to be" nor is it "everything the .45acp should be", it is not some kind of "way too snappy recoil" round nor is it a "pussycat"...at least in decent Duty/SD loads. The .40 does what it was designed to do; mimic the 10mm Lite in a 9mmP package...which it generally does.
IMHO, there is really nothing wrong with it in general, but by the same token, it was not rendered forth on the 8th. day either
...the last one bought only 3 week ago (S&W M&P40). I was issued a couple .40s (Beretta 96G Centurians) the last few years before retirement. I ran hundreds of Officers through .40 Transition Training as well as I don't know how many regular qualifications @ the range. I have personally fired I don't know how many tens of thousands of rounds through issued .40s...as well as my own 96 Berettas x3, HK USP/USPc, Glock 22x2/23/27/24/35, 5x BHPs and that new S&W M&P...to say nothing of other peoples Sigs and CZs. If I were to use a single word to describe my personal take on the .40 it would be: "underimpressed".The .40 is not "everything the 9mmP wants to be" nor is it "everything the .45acp should be", it is not some kind of "way too snappy recoil" round nor is it a "pussycat"...at least in decent Duty/SD loads. The .40 does what it was designed to do; mimic the 10mm Lite in a 9mmP package...which it generally does.
IMHO, there is really nothing wrong with it in general, but by the same token, it was not rendered forth on the 8th. day either
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