Originally Posted by
The Dumb Gun Collector
I went to a local gunshop and I was shocked to see that there was nearly twice as much space dedicated to 10mm as .40. If you would have told me that in 2005 I would have thought you were smoking crack.
I have two .40 that I never shoot. But a buddy of mine picked up a HK USP .40 Tactical used this weekend and it was a real fun shooter. I was recently tempted by a Px4 full size in .40 I was thinking about setting up Langdon style with a compensator.
Honestly, .40 S&W isn't a bad round in and of itself. I am definitely not crazy about Glock .40s and their unsupported chambers (although I think that got corrected by Gen 4), that is specifically a firearm issue. The only other problem I have with .40s is they tend to be a little snappy in lightweight polymer frame guns. So it's almost like shooting combat magnums, I'm slower and it's harder to get things back on target.
What is amazing to me is while 1911's in .38 Super are very popular, for some reason the .40 S&W 1911 never seemed to happen despite the fact that it would probably make an ideal carry gun, especially for those inclined towards a 1911.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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