How dead is 40?

[CLT65]

Nope, not at all. All the cool kids use 9mm now. The few remaining .40 users are fair game for mockery and ridicule...

 

[hatchj]

I had a m&p40c after trading my m&p9c for it. It's the only 40 I've had or even shot, but I didn't care for how the recoil felt. It was BAD, but I can get quicker follow up shots with both 9 and 45, especially the 9(duh, i know). But more, accurate rounds on target compared to fewer, slightly larger projectiles that aren't as accurate is better IMHO.

 

[BrianHillsboro]

Been through a handful of 40s, got rid of them all. Recently picked up a shield in 40 and was pleasantly surprised at how non snappy it shot. Gonna keep this one.

 

[turq]

Love the 40 but really love a 10mm
165gr (both)and 180gr esp in 10mm
Luckygunner blog about the effectiveness of pistol cals.
at distance 100yrds. 357sig didnt do so well.

 

[WAYNO]

Just wondering if there are still fans of the 40 cal out there now that the 9mm seems to have displaced it in popularity?

More than ever.

 

[shibbershabber]

I havent had any interest in .40 for a long long time... carried a Glock 23 for work and didnt mind shooting it, but I never tried to have one outside of that.

Was really big into 9mm and recently went all .45acp. Getting into 40 just never occurred to me

 

[L84Cabo]

No...there is NO love left. It is the proverbial red headed stepchild of the gun community and should be shamed and shunned for the ginger that it is.

 

[dhklaus]

Nope, not at all. All the cool kids use 9mm now. The few remaining .40 users are fair game for mockery and ridicule...

I bought a G23 during the last panic when you couldn't find 9mm ammo to save your life. I bought a 9mm barrel & mags for it and now I can shoot two calibers out of one gun.

 

[PDXbiker]

Ask all the patrol LEOs that still carry them. I purchased a Glock 23 years ago that's been with me on many an outdoor trip. Works for me, no need to sell it. Haters gonna hate. But if I were a new buyer I probably would go with a 9.

 

[wp4]

Yes. Lots of love for my .40 cal 10mm

 

[cookie]

Been through a handful of 40s, got rid of them all. Recently picked up a shield in 40 and was pleasantly surprised at how non snappy it shot. Gonna keep this one.

I have shot both 9mm and 40S&W that my friends own and it is by far my favorite in the class I have a Kahr p9 I bought used about 15 years ago

 

[cigars]

Nothing wrong at all with the .40. Shoot whatcha like. There's a reason why the FBI relied on it for so long.

 

[cookie]

Nope, not at all. All the cool kids use 9mm now. The few remaining .40 users are fair game for mockery and ridicule...

I am ashamed I have 4 40s.4 9MM and 4 45 acps.. I am even more ashamed that I saw a used Barret semi 50 caliber and pondered about 15 minutes if I really needed to buy it.

 

[GWS]

The 40 is fine. I prefer it over the 9 in every way except for the cost of the ammo for blasting. I certainly don't feel undergunned or uncool shooting
my G22s or BHP in 40. Frankly, no one notices what caliber I'm shooting anyway...

 

[tkdguy]

Just possible that the panic buying of the 9 will leave the 40 available?

 

[cigars]

I am ashamed i have 4 40s.4 9MM and 4 45 acps..

You sound like a fairly well balanced individual to me.

 

[cigars]

Just possible that the panic buying of the 9 will leave the 40 available?

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[CLT65]

I am ashamed I have 4 40s.4 9MM and 4 45 acps.. I am even more ashamed that I saw a used Barret semi 50 caliber and pondered about 15 minutes if I really needed to buy it.

I was so shamed and embarrassed at owning a "Glock forty" that I traded it in on an 1895 Nagant, and got heavily into 7.62x38R. I haven't seen ANY of that ammo on the shelves for a long time, so it must be super cool!

 

[BillyJean]

I love my .40s (though I usually carry a 1911 in .45 because this is America after all).

Never had a reason to wear a skirt or carry a poodle shooter but I hear from a lot of those folks on here that their 9mm kraut fountains "can get the job done."

Guess they never heard of WWII.

 

[cookie]

Love the 40 but really love a 10mm
165gr (both)and 180gr esp in 10mm
Luckygunner blog about the effectiveness of pistol cals.
at distance 100yrds. 357sig didnt do so well.

I used to reload 180 Gn bullet with 5.7 gn 231 but i fell in love with a 165 Gn bullet with 5.4 231 a bit less recoil yet enough recoil to be fun. [40 S&W]