Anyone still .40 S&W?

[Waylander]

I reload .45 and found reloading 9x19 to be a pain because of the variety of cases that need to be avoided. Plus the cases are just small.

Which 9mm cases are you avoiding? I’ve never had that problem other than the occasional steel case.

[Ron3]

Which 9mm cases are you avoiding? I’ve never had that problem other than the occasional steel case.

Steel, brass-colored steel, alluminum, Berdan primed, stepped, staked primer, and off-center or not-round flash hole stuff.

Also, it's easier to find my own .40, and more so, .45 brass on the ground. This results in mixed brass but only a few brands. Picking up mixed 9x19 brass means dozens of brands.

Also, except for loading 147 gr coated for suppressor use, 9x19 is cheaper to buy or nearly so.

Even .40 is perhaps not worth the trouble cost / time wise. But it's an election year. There will be a run ammo as usual.

I have purchased used, cleaned 9x19 brass. It's worth $25 shipped / 1k. No steel, no alluminum, cleaned, and I didn't have to spend my time bending over nearly 1k times. It was just to load 147 gr coated.

[BuzzinSATX]

I enjoy my G23-4. First Glock I ever bought. Only .40 but I ran it in three Gunsite classes and kept up with most everyone with 9MM’s. It doesn’t see much live these days but I did recently have the slide milled and running a dot on it.

I’ve been toying with making a light 180 lead load but have been busy shooting AR’s lately.


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[BuzzinSATX]

I just got back into .40!

The reason some people don't shoot .40 well is because they're firing it from a Glock or some single-stack sub-compact.

It's far more pleasant from a PX4 or S&W M&P!

I got back into .45 and learned that many accessories aren't available for the .45 / 10mm frames but are the 9mm / .40 frames. The 9mm / .40 guns are smaller than the .45 guns and hold more rounds.

I reload .45 and found reloading 9x19 to be a pain because of the variety of cases that need to be avoided. Plus the cases are just small.

Reloading is a little more enjoyable with the bigger cases, and I found .40 to be in that category.

I've recently bought cases (1k) of brass .40 fmj for $310 shipped. Not bad. But like I said I reload it, too. 180 gr coated bullets for .10 each shipped.

I carry 165 gr HST.

The PX4 in .40’is something I’ve been looking for casually…I hear it is sweet in .40

I’ve shot M&P .40’s and they felt much like a G22 to me…

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[Defaultmp3]

I enjoy my G27. In a covid world, having a G30, G27, and G17 was a blessing. A solid chance at finding something on the LGS ammo shelf that could work.

If you're buying ammo from the LGS ammo shelf during an ammo run, you're doing it wrong.

No matter how you cut it, outside of possibly working primarily around vehicles, there's no compelling reason to choose .40 S&W over 9mm.

[Krazykarl]

If you're buying ammo from the LGS ammo shelf during an ammo run, you're doing it wrong.

I agree. But, a lack of preparation and the inability to reload was not my point. Variety is sometimes a good thing when the pinch is felt.

[NYH1]

I have a 3rd gen. G22. I have a G31 357 Sig and a Lonewolf 9mm conversion barrels for it. I almost always have the G31 barrel in it. I haven't shot it with the 40 S&W barrel in it in a longtime. Might have to stop and grab a box of it.

NYH1.

[markm]

I've recently bought cases (1k) of brass .40 fmj for $310 shipped. Not bad.

Yeah. Not too bad. My thing is I shoot my carry gun every 2 years. I don't need 1k rounds. I'm probably fine to just pay ass crazy prices for 200 rounds and quit fussing.

[Ron3]

I enjoy my G23-4. First Glock I ever bought. Only .40 but I ran it in three Gunsite classes and kept up with most everyone with 9MM’s. It doesn’t see much live these days but I did recently have the slide milled and running a dot on it.

I’ve been toying with making a light 180 lead load but have been busy shooting AR’s lately.


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I've got a load that throws a 180 gr coated bullet an average of 835 fps. The S&W cycles it and still tosses brass 3-4 feet away. The PX4 won't cycle it at all.

Do it with a fast powder.

[Ron3]

The PX4 in .40’is something I’ve been looking for casually…I hear it is sweet in .40

I’ve shot M&P .40’s and they felt much like a G22 to me…

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The PX4 is sweet in .40 and .45. The 9x19 is soft, too but it's pretty soft in any full-size gun unless you're shooting hot stuff.

My M&P is a Compact 2.0. Feels softer than a Glock to me. I will say a G22 with a light mounted is pretty easy shooting, too.