.40 SW... losing interest?

[cjmore]

I personally sold my XD 9mm and kept the same gun in 40.

[sellersm]

I'm happy to take anyone's .40 that's uncomfortable with it!

[Dingo]

Only .40 I remember owning was a SA XD subcompact. I noticed the "snap", but didn't think it was unmanageable. (And I have a gimpy dominant-hand wrist from an old skating injury) I actually like the ballistics of the load - I just can't justify diversifying calibers right now. Until this gun-grabbing fuckery is done with one way or the other, I'm all about .308 and 9mm. With an obscene stash of 5.45 for SHTF scenarios. If these vultures ever get tired of grandstanding for free election PR on our constitutional rights, I may start picking up some other calibers just for giggles.

Always wanted a .454 Casull to hunt chipmunks with...........

[Dave_L]

I have an XD40 and have no complaints. There's certainly a noticeable difference between my friend's G17 and my XD40 but that doesn't mean it's bad. Driving a 400 hp muscle car isn't the same as a 130 civic either...

[DSB OUTDOORS]

I love my 40's, shoots fine for my. You want snappy with a bark try the 357 Sig. It's a 40 S&W case necked down to a 9mm. Power, speed, accurate and uses the same mags as a 40 S&W. I love em all.

[firecrackerktm]

My 229 in .40 was my first gun, and my dad's glock 22 in .40 was the first full sized gun I learned to shoot. I had no idea there was so much hate for the .40 until the interwebs came around, lol.
The 229 is bulky to carry but awesome to shoot and the capacity is nice if I start doing IDPA more.
I'm turning into a 1911 convert but my old friend will never leave the collection.
I'm liking the fact that I can actually find ammo for it, too.

[Dingo]

I love my 40's, shoots fine for my. You want snappy with a bark try the 357 Sig. It's a 40 S&W case necked down to a 9mm. Power, speed, accurate and uses the same mags as a 40 S&W. I love em all.

I hear ya - I had a Glock midsize in .357 SIG, and it kicked like a mother. Felt it more than my .44.

[Goodburbon]

No problems with .40 here either. I love all my children equally.


My wife, however, doesnt like the g19, or 1911, and instead takes her XD 40 sub compact to bed with her.

[Busta Prima]

To the folks that think .40 is too snappy . . . it's probably more the model pistol you have rather than the ammo you're shooting. I had a 2nd gen Glock 23 (after already having a 22 which I still love today) and hated it. It was snappy and uncomfortable to shoot no matter what ammo I used. I sold it. Sometime later, for some unknown reason, I ended up buying a 3rd gen model 23 and it was MUCH nicer and I still own that one. Between the two model 23s I owned an HK USP Compact 40 and that felt like a 9mm or less! That gun was designed from the ground up to shoot 40s and their design was great. The only reason I sold that was because I couldn't hit s#$% with it.

Hope that helps.

[Irving]

40 is too snappy? It's too hard to shoot fast? You guy know it's probably THEE most popular caliber in action pistol sports, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbB4HACbrqI

I second this. You guys sound like my neighbor, who makes fun of me for buying .308 because the one he shot back in Vietnam kicked to hard for him (so he switched to 7mm Mag).