No love for the .40

[N Cochran]

I made my choice with caliber based upon platform and the performance I could get out of the pistol and caliber. So I ended up with 1911 in .45 and snubbie revolver in .357 magnum. My back-up is a NAA Blackjack in 22mag that is pretty wicked for it's small size when loaded with Hornady Critical Defense.

Protective Measures had it right, focus on what works for you. A gun on your person that you have confidence in is better than the cool gun left at home.

That is why I don't use .40. I feel or think that I am inherently inaccurate with the round so I don't use it.

If power in a semi auto is what you want some of you guys need to shoot my converted Range Officer in .460 Rowland. It is a pistol you can carry, it holds 8 + 1 and it has the power of a approximately a .44 magnum. I use it now b/c it makes my old 1006 10mm look like a pansy. It is costly to practice with though so it is a back-up during hunting trips and a companion to
my Colt Python when I'm taking a "walk" in the "woods".

Find what works for you and get really proficient with it. Afterwards, worry about getting the cool stuff and trying out new guns and calibers.

 

[bearpugh]

nowadays i lean more toward smaller guns. even 9mm can be a handful. the 40 is ok to me in a fullsize. g22's are a joy to shoot.

 

[83rdrecon]

40 is an easy caliber to shoot if you shoot full sized guns. The compacts and below do recoil a bit but its not unmanagable. More like you have to have a more aggressive grip with them. They are not 22s. Personally I think 9 can do anything any other pistol caliber can but I have a 40 for duty carry so I keep 40 caliber glocks with 9mm drop in barrels as an insurance policy just in case...

 

[PapaTokarev]

Handgun ballestics suck. All if them. Since I can't carry an AR15 with me everywhere I go, I choose the sucky round that gives me the highest capacity, and lowest cost enabling me to practice more thus making myself more effective with said sucky round.

Ever feel like nobody else gets it?

 

[Chuckdog]

Fine caliber, I own 2 or 3 of them myself. It's just not an interesting caliber for me though.

Could be many similar feelings amongst several my age?
I'd come closer to thinking it's more of a market saturation though?

As I've read, it's so many here's 1st handgun, that they already have one, or more em'.

For the biggest part, I've been more of a target shooter than anything else, and the .40 cal
really doesn't have a place as a target round for me . It's been .45's, .38's and .22's in my
life.

The .40's I own are for defensive use. I own them, well not because I think they're any better
or worse than anything else? I own them because I found great pistols chambered in .40
at a good price.

I tend to believe it's more a case of market demand, than anything else. It wasn't just a few years
back that a 9 was hard to move, and many thought the 1911 was dead?

 

[Mtber1172]

Ever feel like nobody else gets it?

What's there to get? It's not like his post was breakthrough science.

 

[chaostat]

Ever feel like nobody else gets it?

Well, Here is a comparison of 556(AR) and a handgun:
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
4 g (62 gr) SS109 FMJBT 940 m/s (3,100 ft/s) 1,767 J (1,303 ft·lbf)
300 gr (19 g) FTX LEVERevolution 2,075 ft/s (632 m/s) 2,868 ft·lbf (3,888 J)

 

[Patronus]

Well, Here is a comparison of 556(AR) and a handgun:
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
4 g (62 gr) SS109 FMJBT 940 m/s (3,100 ft/s) 1,767 J (1,303 ft·lbf)
300 gr (19 g) FTX LEVERevolution 2,075 ft/s (632 m/s) 2,868 ft·lbf (3,888 J)

OK. I don't get it.

 

[NWSharpshooter]

OK. I don't get it.

Me either. Looks like he is comparing a 62gn SS109 with a 300gn bullet. Not sure what that has to do with anything.

 

[d2076]

I am still a fan of the 40. The glock 23 is my carry weapon and I usually get real good ammo deals at wally world