I own a Kahr in .40 S&W. I'm not at all sure why. I've considered getting rid of it.
You see to me the issue is why a .40. I have three a 9mms which are lighter to carry, have less recoil, are cheaper to shoot, and I have a rainy day stash of several thousand rounds of ball and several hundred rounds of hydroshoks.
I have 4 1911s in ,45 ACP which are more powerful, proven, possibly more reliable and safer (but I doubt it). I can already shot them pretty well for the amount of practice I do. I have 5 thousand rounds of ball ammo and several hundred Black Talons and hydroshoks.
Now the point is not what do I have against a .40 S&W. The point is what does it offer me that I do not already have. IMO, the cartridge is the answer to a question which has not been asked. If I bought one (and kept it), I would feel that I had to buy the same stash to hedge against Executive orders prohibiting me acess to ammunition as I have done with the other calibers . And for what?.....What would I gain?. If the .40 had preceded either of the other two then one of them would be outside looking in but it did not.
No need for a 40 S&W that I can see.
PigPen
You see to me the issue is why a .40. I have three a 9mms which are lighter to carry, have less recoil, are cheaper to shoot, and I have a rainy day stash of several thousand rounds of ball and several hundred rounds of hydroshoks.
I have 4 1911s in ,45 ACP which are more powerful, proven, possibly more reliable and safer (but I doubt it). I can already shot them pretty well for the amount of practice I do. I have 5 thousand rounds of ball ammo and several hundred Black Talons and hydroshoks.
Now the point is not what do I have against a .40 S&W. The point is what does it offer me that I do not already have. IMO, the cartridge is the answer to a question which has not been asked. If I bought one (and kept it), I would feel that I had to buy the same stash to hedge against Executive orders prohibiting me acess to ammunition as I have done with the other calibers . And for what?.....What would I gain?. If the .40 had preceded either of the other two then one of them would be outside looking in but it did not.
No need for a 40 S&W that I can see.
PigPen