The Bushmaster
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.40 caliber and their handgun platforms have had just too many problems. I will stick with my .38 Specials, 9mm X 19s, .357 magnums and .45 ACPs...
Who has gotten away from the 40?
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againstthagrane
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yeah, like all of the usp .40s and p2000's you hear about that are malfunctioning
and no one uses glock 22s or 23s. no one...
Thunder496
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The only .40 I have any interest in is a conversion barrel for my Glock 20 otherwise I’ll stick to nines, TENs, and maybe a .45 in my autos
WVMountainBoy
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The LEO agency I work for used the .40 S&W for a while, relatively short while considering how long we usually keep guns. They've gone back to the .45 acp. The officers are more confident with it and there were rumors (the validity of which I've never been able to confirm) that the .40 didn't do near as well against automotive doors/glass.
Hhrshooter
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I own three pistols in .40. A Glock 23 and 27, an a Sig P-239. I will admit I have a preference for .45 and .44. There is nothing wrong with the .40 round. It will serve anyone well that chooses to use it. However, cost, and personal preference seem to win out on any caliber.
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ive actually moved TOWARD .40's, looking for a M&P 40, and or a XD40. right now i carry my S&W Sigma 40 daily. great middle of the road caliber, decent price, and i dont understand why everyone complains about the snappy kick or whatever.
i dont have any problems drawing form concealed and firing a double tap to mid section at 15 yards in under 3 seconds.
i dont have any problems drawing form concealed and firing a double tap to mid section at 15 yards in under 3 seconds.
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Wow! for years now. I've thought myself as a weak pansy because I don't like .40 recoil.
Having owned three of them.
Glock .40 (before they were called 22s. recoil!)
CZ40B ( 1911 type grip..alloy frame.ouch!)
CZ75SA ( highly customized, superbly accrate..but no real fun to shoot)
Pronounced Muzzle Flip and then my hand getting pounded at the web.
My reminder comes about once a year when someone offers me
a Glock or other .40 to shoot a few rounds thru their gun.
I too consider it a compromise cartridge.
Slightly bigger than the faster, light recoiling 9mm, but much weaker than
the might TEN.
Smaller than the much vaunted .45 ACP and not so good a 'Stopper' as
the forty-five, if you believe the .45 crowd.
So..Nice to see that I'm not the only person with No Love for the forty.
When I need some .40 caliber goodness. I pull out my 10mm with DT
or other full house loads.
Recoil and recovery are good with the big steel framed pistol..
a Magnumized .40 Short & Weak, if you want to call it that
In all fairness.
The .40 is a good cartridge for those that don't trust the 9mm or
for some reason don't want a .45 or the devine power of the Mighty 10.
Having owned three of them.
Glock .40 (before they were called 22s. recoil!)
CZ40B ( 1911 type grip..alloy frame.ouch!)
CZ75SA ( highly customized, superbly accrate..but no real fun to shoot)
Pronounced Muzzle Flip and then my hand getting pounded at the web.
My reminder comes about once a year when someone offers me
a Glock or other .40 to shoot a few rounds thru their gun.
I too consider it a compromise cartridge.
Slightly bigger than the faster, light recoiling 9mm, but much weaker than
the might TEN.
Smaller than the much vaunted .45 ACP and not so good a 'Stopper' as
the forty-five, if you believe the .45 crowd.
So..Nice to see that I'm not the only person with No Love for the forty.
When I need some .40 caliber goodness. I pull out my 10mm with DT
or other full house loads.
Recoil and recovery are good with the big steel framed pistol..
a Magnumized .40 Short & Weak, if you want to call it that
In all fairness.
The .40 is a good cartridge for those that don't trust the 9mm or
for some reason don't want a .45 or the devine power of the Mighty 10.
Like PAPACHUCK, I once dreamed of owning one gun in each & every caliber.
I very soon abandoned the idea.
And although I once fired a shooting buddy's1911-type .40 (don't remember the make) & actually liked it, I never owned one.
(Nor a .357 SIG, shot that as well and didnt like it at all).
I very soon abandoned the idea.
And although I once fired a shooting buddy's1911-type .40 (don't remember the make) & actually liked it, I never owned one.
(Nor a .357 SIG, shot that as well and didnt like it at all).
easyg
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Right now I prefer the .40 over all others.
While there's nothing wrong with the 9mm or the .45ACP, I just prefer a bigger bullet than the 9mm, but with more ammo in the mag than a .45ACP.
While there's nothing wrong with the 9mm or the .45ACP, I just prefer a bigger bullet than the 9mm, but with more ammo in the mag than a .45ACP.
denfoote
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I never really warmed up to the 10mm kurz.
However, my agency is thinking about getting their state armed license.
They are also thinking about specifying the .40 S&W.
I may have to break out the G23!!
However, my agency is thinking about getting their state armed license.
They are also thinking about specifying the .40 S&W.
I may have to break out the G23!!
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I've also never been that enamoured on the .40S&W. I've had three: a SA P-9, an H&K USP, and a Kahr CW40. All were decent enough platforms and even in the Kahr, I didn't find the recoil all that objectionable or snappy. It's just that none of the guns I had were all that accurate, or were any more viable than those I owned in other calibers. Over the long term, I usually found myself going back to my .45 and 9mm. pistols. I guess for me the .40S&W was the answer to a question I didn't really need to ask.
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