.40 S&W or .45 ACP?
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lee n. field
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"I despise the question"
It's one of those things that folks on internet gun venues like to argue about, that don't really matter much.
Pick one. I like and shoot them both.
Jayhawkhuntclub
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40 is by many accounts a dying round. Most LE agencies are going back to 9mm. Between 45 and 40, I'd pick 45.
Given what you've written, sell it.
Buy an Star Ultrastar in .40S&W and enjoy how it controls recoil
Someone should seriously look at and copy those great synthetic pistols,
since Star folded hard due to the Spanish Economy going south...
the design is undeniably far ahead of its time.
Between the two ...I'll take a .45 acp .../ I have three guns in .40 S&W ( Sig 226 all stainless / Sig X-Five - a big SAO race gun / and a Sig 239 ) --- but I don't carry any of them / the only one of the group I might carry is the Sig 239 ( 7 + 1 in .40 S&W).
I'm very comfortable carrying a full sized 1911 in 9mm these days..../ I don't need a .40 S&W or a .45 acp for that matter...
I'm very comfortable carrying a full sized 1911 in 9mm these days..../ I don't need a .40 S&W or a .45 acp for that matter...
the .40 every day.
And I always love on these threads the wishful dreamer proclaiming that the .40 is a dyeing round......there are millions of these things in circulation you numbskulls.... you will be dead and dust in the ground and they will still be selling .40s and the ammo for them if our grandchildren still have bullet firing weapons, get your head out of the sand and try thinking with it a little instead of repeating internet drivel
And I always love on these threads the wishful dreamer proclaiming that the .40 is a dyeing round......there are millions of these things in circulation you numbskulls.... you will be dead and dust in the ground and they will still be selling .40s and the ammo for them if our grandchildren still have bullet firing weapons, get your head out of the sand and try thinking with it a little instead of repeating internet drivel
The recoil of 40 coming out of a 45 sized gun is similar to the 45.
There is a notable recoil difference when 40 is coming out of a 9mm sized gun.
I probably would not go smalller than the Glock 27 in 40. Although the Kahr PM40 has been tempting me for years, I'd probably not enjoy shooting it much.
It all depends on the gun you like. If its fairly big, like ~35 ounces loaded on up to a 1911 then 40 or 45 are great, just decide if you want a few more rounds of cheaper ammo and are fine with a slighly sharper recoil.
I love 40 but its not ideal in a edc ccw, I suppose thats 9mm territory, which is fine in everything from the tiny PM9 on up to 9mm 1911's where it starts to feel like a 22lr.
In other words, I vote 40 in large guns and neither 40 or 45 in a every day carry.
There is a notable recoil difference when 40 is coming out of a 9mm sized gun.
I probably would not go smalller than the Glock 27 in 40. Although the Kahr PM40 has been tempting me for years, I'd probably not enjoy shooting it much.
It all depends on the gun you like. If its fairly big, like ~35 ounces loaded on up to a 1911 then 40 or 45 are great, just decide if you want a few more rounds of cheaper ammo and are fine with a slighly sharper recoil.
I love 40 but its not ideal in a edc ccw, I suppose thats 9mm territory, which is fine in everything from the tiny PM9 on up to 9mm 1911's where it starts to feel like a 22lr.
In other words, I vote 40 in large guns and neither 40 or 45 in a every day carry.
What D said.
I have them both in 1911 and like them both very, very much in that platform. If someone doesn't like 40, they need to try a steel-framed double-stack 1911 in that caliber.
I wouldn't want either one in a pocket pistol. For that I will take 9mm every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
I have them both in 1911 and like them both very, very much in that platform. If someone doesn't like 40, they need to try a steel-framed double-stack 1911 in that caliber.
I wouldn't want either one in a pocket pistol. For that I will take 9mm every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Deaf Smith
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Eight hundred bucks will get you a good, real good, packing pistol.
.45 .vs. .40? First, if it's to protect your life, don't quibble over a few buck in ammo cost. Second, you need to see which, depending on the make and model of the piece, you can control better. Mini sized pistols are hard to control, especially in .45. 1911 GI sized ones are not.
I've got packing semiautos in 9mm, .357 Sig, .40, .45. Only the 9mm is in mini size (Glock 26.) .45 only in Colt Commander or larger size.
Try out different handguns before looking to hard at which round they are in.
Deaf
.45 .vs. .40? First, if it's to protect your life, don't quibble over a few buck in ammo cost. Second, you need to see which, depending on the make and model of the piece, you can control better. Mini sized pistols are hard to control, especially in .45. 1911 GI sized ones are not.
I've got packing semiautos in 9mm, .357 Sig, .40, .45. Only the 9mm is in mini size (Glock 26.) .45 only in Colt Commander or larger size.
Try out different handguns before looking to hard at which round they are in.
Deaf
silvermane_1
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i voted 45 ACP in 1911 CMD of course , but a 40 S&W in BHP MKII would be my next choice.
, but a 40 S&W in BHP MKII would be my next choice.45acp. Low pressure round that is less likely to KABOOM. http://s338.photobucket.com/user/joe1944usa/slideshow/Firearms%20%20and%20%20Reloading/KABOOM
2ndsojourn
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I chose the .45, probably because I never got around to shooting a .40. 
the .40 every day.
And I always love on these threads the wishful dreamer proclaiming that the .40 is a dyeing round......there are millions of these things in circulation you numbskulls.... you will be dead and dust in the ground and they will still be selling .40s and the ammo for them if our grandchildren still have bullet firing weapons, get your head out of the sand and try thinking with it a little instead of repeating internet drivel
Lol calm down amigo. People on the internet say all sorts of things. Don't let it bother you.
Pistols are all compromises and best compromise is a oxymoron. Find one you shoot well and practice either 40 or 45 will work.
He may have been a little over the top but the basis rings true, the great thing about the recient 40 to 9mm rush that all the lemmings are selling off perfectly good 40 cal weapons and ammo cheap.
I've been wanting to try a 40 for a while. I have a 9mm and a 45. Truth be told both will stop a bad guy if working as "nothing but a noise that will scare them away" since they know they could get shot. That being said, obviously a 45 has way better stopping power than a 9mm. Between a 40 and 45 I think a 40 is a good choice because you know darn well it will stop a bad guy but, hopefully, won't cost you as much at the practice range.
Whatever you shoot the best... Honestly it doesn't really matter too much between those 2. As long as you practice and become proficient at whatever you choose. Heck, a 32 ACP will do fine if you can hit the vital area of your target.
Personally I'd go with the .45. I've never been a big fan of .40 S&W since it is a comprise between .45 and 9mm and just a watered down version of 10mm anyways...
Personally I'd go with the .45. I've never been a big fan of .40 S&W since it is a comprise between .45 and 9mm and just a watered down version of 10mm anyways...
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