It is a pussy recoil cartridge but still large enough to make you feel macho. The perfect poser cartridge. Yes I know it is probably the most popular police cartridge but my explanation still stands.
Hmm.. I find that practicing with the .40 improves my skills with both 9mm and .45 – something about learning to overcome that “snappy” recoil impulse.
I think having a .40 isn’t a bad idea. If the SHTF, it should be a pretty easy cartridge to find. I have never owned a 40, but I have shot a few. There are so many cheap Gen 2 G22’s out there right now from the po po upgrading that I might pick up one for my lunch box/bomb shelter/hockey bag.
Or just use that money to buy more 10mm or 45 ammo.
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October 13th, 2011 at 9:23 am
It is a pussy recoil cartridge but still large enough to make you feel macho. The perfect poser cartridge. Yes I know it is probably the most popular police cartridge but my explanation still stands.
October 13th, 2011 at 9:28 am
The appeal?!! It ain’t frum Yoorip! It’s a big reason I like it… actually.
October 13th, 2011 at 10:02 am
It seems to straddle the fence between 9mm and .45ACP. 9mm holds more rounds but the .45 shoots a bigger bullet. The .40 is always in the middle.
October 13th, 2011 at 10:07 am
I’m sorry, is the 10mm argument over already?
October 13th, 2011 at 11:18 am
Now you are talking. 10mm. I love the quick follow up shots that come from its quick light recoil..
October 13th, 2011 at 11:22 am
Piss on the Short and Weak.
October 13th, 2011 at 11:22 am
Hmm.. I find that practicing with the .40 improves my skills with both 9mm and .45 – something about learning to overcome that “snappy” recoil impulse.
October 13th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Competition. My limited gun is a 40 because that’s the most advantageous chambering for limited class. It’s the only 40 I own out of ~20 handguns.
October 13th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
I bought my first .40S&W, a G28, in 1995. The appeal was more power in the same size as the G27 9mm.
In 1995 that was more important than now; improvements in bullet technology make 9mm almost as good as .40S&W, and easier to shoot besides.
If I were doing this today I’d start with 9mm. But I’m not trading in my .40s at this point.
October 13th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
.40 is the biggest caliber I can practice with without developing a flinch. (I think I’m more noise-sensitive than recoil-sensitive).
October 13th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
I think having a .40 isn’t a bad idea. If the SHTF, it should be a pretty easy cartridge to find. I have never owned a 40, but I have shot a few. There are so many cheap Gen 2 G22’s out there right now from the po po upgrading that I might pick up one for my lunch box/bomb shelter/hockey bag.
Or just use that money to buy more 10mm or 45 ammo.