Has anyone switched over from 9mm to 40?

[Alfonse]

I don't switch, I just seem to add to the number and types of ammunition I stock. I don't see any reason to have to stick with just one, or ten, or...

[TheTman]

The police dept. in the City down the interstate switched back to 9mm from .40. They said practice range scores went up with the 9mm. I think Glock and S&W gave them a great deal on new pistols. The officers could choose the Glock 17, or M&P 9. 60% went M&P and the rest went Glock. I think the official reasons given were better control of the pistol for follow up shots, better control for female officers, and cheaper ammo costs. I'm not sure what the Sheriff's dept. or the Highway Patrol uses.

[Big Sexy]

I don't find .40 or .45 recoil objectionable at all. I think handgun size, weight, bore axis height above grip, grip angle and width, overall design, and ergos all have have WAAAAAYYYY more influence on felt recoil than chambering. My Micro Desert Eagle .380 is more unpleasant to shoot BY FAR than any of my .45s, .40s, and 9mms ever thought about being, due to its tiny size. I love shooting my MK40, for example. Despite its subcompact, pocket size, it has a nice heft and balance due to the steel frame that makes it very comfortable to shoot for me. The thicker wood grips I have on mine likely helps in that regard too.

At one time, .45 and .40 offered some real advantages over the 9mm, but with advancements in today's bullet technologies, the data seems to suggest there really is no statistical advantage to one of the main semi-auto pistol calibers vs. another, and as has always been the case, shot placement is the most important factor in effectiveness. Even though I'm not planning to ever get rid of my .45s and .40s, I've pretty much completely switched over to 9mm for concealed carry due to better size efficiency and increased mag capacity when comparing similar sized guns.

[oio]

I never switched; I still use 9mm, .40, .357sig, 10mm, and .45.
(Unfortunately, there's no K357 or K10, but Underwood ammo makes up for it)

[RonW]

I would agree with most of the comments here. I didn't really "switch" from 9mm to .40 rather i did it to diversify my stock of ammo & pistol selection. Kinda like how a golfer uses a different club for a specific situation, so do I use my carry pistols depending on weather, where I am going, how I'm dressed etc. I use .380, 9mm & .40 & maybe .45 in the near future.

[TheTman]

I switched from .40 to CM45 for EDC.

[hardluk1]

I like my cm9 and it served as a fine work pistol riding in my pocket daily. Now it only see's back up duty or when stepping out of the house to mow or weed eat. Since retiring I prefer to carry a 40sw full time and carried a s&w pistol for a couple years and for the last 6 or so years my tp40 . I like that pistol. easy to carry thin and light but I'm aving some hand strength problems after surgery and found a larger heavier wider pistol is more comfortable and controllable of me now and picked a sig p320 for carry . Bonus is 15 rounds of high energy and velocity with a 4" barrel from underwoods 155gr load that few185gr or 200+P 45 ammo can come close to matching from a 5" barrel .

[muggsy]

I'd rather fight than switch. If any of you can remember who made that commercial you're older than dirt.

[Redstate]

Was it the Lucky Strike commercial? Was it Chuck Connor?

[OldFatGuy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_Tare...ht_than_switch!

[Redstate]

I was off on that one.

[greg_r]

I switched to 40 during the ammo crunch when that's all that could be found. I actuallytually like the round, but find it makes for sore wrists, not because of recoil so much, but because it twists. Hard on the arthritis!

My preference is the 45acp and 38 special.

[Barth]

I've never owned a gun factory chambered in 9mm.
Until I ordered one a few days ago (HK P30SK V1 LE) - LOL!
I own ~15 handguns in a variety of calibers.
Lots run 40 S&W and the two ammo shortages have a lot to do with that.

I actually prefer 357 Sig to 9mm or 40 S&W.
But ammo availability and price keep me from shooting it as much as I'd like.

As for my absolute favorite semi-auto caliber?
45 ACP - Final Answer.

Barth

[CJB]

Having built a 10mm out of a Colt .38 Super Automatic, well before Colt came out with their Delta Elite.... I have a personal disregard for the 40S&W (short and wimpy).

If you're gonna make a switch, why not go to a nice manly cartridge like the .45 Auto?

Real men shoot .45's.

[berettabone]

I tried to pair down to one caliber........................................but now, it's .45, .40, 38 special, .357, and 9mm...................where did I go wrong?