I like .40 S&W.

[HardDrive]

I don't spent much time on spoons anymore, but with deer season coming, I got some range time, and brought along some pistols.

About 15-ish years ago, I bought a Sig 226R. Because .40 was the new hot thing at the time, I got that. Recently military and police agencies seem to be abandoning .40, so I was tempted to trade it in for some newfangled 9mm. It's entirely possible it will get quite a bit more expensive to shoot .40.

But I decided against it letting it go. While the recoil profile is sharper than .45 and greater than 9mm, I don't find it off putting at all. I think the original arguments for more power than 9mm, greater capacity than .45 hold true. The 226 with Hogue grips fit like a glove.

Bummed to see the caliber falling by the wayside. I'm a fan.

[Por_sha911]

.40 S&W is going the way of the 16 gauge shotgun.

The modern ballistics of 9mm +p JHP are excellent and ammo is far more available. After that, I'd go to a 10mm or .45.

[cabmandone]

Deer season coming? It's here!... if you do archery. I already got a decent 8.

A good friend has a .40 and really likes it. After shooting my brother's M&P Shield EZ 380, I wish I would have bought one of those. Man that thing was smooth. But saying that finding .380 ammo is difficult is an understatement. Once the ammo is available I'll probably buy an EZ 380 for my daughter.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by cabmando

Deer season coming? It's here!... if you do archery. I already got a decent 8.

A good friend has a .40 and really likes it. After shooting my brother's M&P Shield EZ 380, I wish I would have bought one of those. Man that thing was smooth. But saying that finding .380 ammo is difficult is an understatement. Once the ammo is available I'll probably buy an EZ 380 for my daughter.

.380 is a lot easier to find than it was back at the beginning of the summer. Just stock up when you find it. The bigger issue is cost. I love my LCP II .380 for a nice deep concealment pocket rocket. Not smooth but great power for a small package. Definitely not a range gun for fun target shooting.

[HardDrive]

Sig P938 9mm for my pocket. Excellent weapon.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

.380 is a lot easier to find than it was back at the beginning of the summer. Just stock up when you find it. The bigger issue is cost. I love my LCP II .380 for a nice deep concealment pocket rocket. Not smooth but great power for a small package. Definitely not a range gun for fun target shooting.

I've been keeping an eye out for .380 at places like Rural King and Dunhams (they're both local) but haven't seen any. I have a friend who owns a 9mm EZ. I might have my daughter shoot it to see if she likes it.

[Por_sha911]

The EZ 380 is far smoother than the LCP II but not as small. She'd probably like the EZ. I also like the LCP 22 for practice since it is identical in size to the II.

[otto_kretschmer]

A lot of cartridges seem to be a flash in the pan.

10mm, 40sw, 357sig to name a few. I think 300 blackout and 6.5 creedmoore will also fade away after another decade.

300 blackout may stick around on the fringes with people who want a subsonic supressed AR

[red-beard]

I don't understand 300 blackout. 7.62x39 is superior and cheap!

[red-beard]

40 S&W is a great compromise round. If the hydrostatic shock theory is correct, it produces the best results. I love 357 Sig, but a lot of 9mm rounds are nearly equal.

I just hate stocking so many different calibers.

[KFC911]

I never did figure out why the venerable .45 ACP was attempted to be replaced in the first place.... for open carry spoons. I get the 9mm for smaller pistols, but never understood the in betweeners, etc.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by cabmando

I've been keeping an eye out for .380 at places like Rural King and Dunhams (they're both local) but haven't seen any. I have a friend who owns a 9mm EZ. I might have my daughter shoot it to see if she likes it.

It took me decades to violate Cooper's admonitions... but I really like my Ruger LC9S as a pocket spoon fwiw.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by KC911

It took me decades to violated Cooper's admonitions... but I really like my Ruger LC9S as a pocket spoon fwiw.

I was in Dunhams two weeks ago looking at .380. The closest one to the EZ was a Ruger. I don't recall what model it was. But when racking the slide, the effort for each was about the same. The Ruger was the only one out of 5 or 6 that I tried that even came close.

[flatbutt]

My Beretta 96 hasn't gotten alot of love since the 9 mm came along, but I'm not letting go of it...ever.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by red-beard

but a lot of 9mm rounds are nearly equal.

I just hate stocking so many different calibers.

This

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by KC911

I never did figure out why the venerable .45 ACP was attempted to be replaced in the first place.... for open carry spoons. I get the 9mm for smaller pistols, but never understood the in betweeners, etc.

40 S&W has LOTS of energy and a larger diameter. The theory behind hydrostatic shock, they look at the cross-section and the energy for how it imparts the impulse. 40 S&W should be the best for the semi-auto. .41 magnum and .44 Magnum beat it, but those are not "carry" calibers.

But this is where I've gone. .380 ACP and above are good for self defense. My Standard carry is SIGP290, 9mm 6 shot. My other standard carry is a late model COLT 1903 in .380. It has nearly a 4" barrel, is "heavy" which means almost no recoil and I had the slide modified for snag-free night sites. I had it ceramic coated for rust protection. This was the "gangster gun" of the 1920's and 1930's.

If I could find a 6 shot small 40 S&W, like the SIGP290, I would upgrade to that.



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[craigster59]

I have a Sig P229 SAS in 40 SW and also have the 357 SIG barrel. It's a nice spoon and accurate.

I also have a 226 in 9mm that is really growing on me.

[red-beard]

I have a P226 in 40/.357. But it is larger than I like for carry. The largest I like to carry is my FN Hi-Power or one of my baby 1911s

[otto_kretschmer]

Originally Posted by red-beard

I don't understand 300 blackout. 7.62x39 is superior and cheap!

its for AR rifles and AR magazines

7.62x39 don't work well in AR mags

[911boost]

back in the late 90's, when I carried for work it was a Glock 22 in 40, I still have it and LOTS of rounds for it. I do not plan on letting it go.