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The gun in my avatar is 40S&W   I also have a glock variant Sub2k in 40.   Both of those firearms I use often in club speed steel matches.    It's a hoot.     I might even contend that I shoot more .40 than I do 9mm.  If not, it's real close.  

 

The only time I ever felt 40S&W was snappy was stout loads fired out of an M&P Shield.  That was eye opening snappy.  Still plenty controllable though.  

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40 makes me feel 10% more manly than 9mm.  My newest "love" is a g22.3 police trade-in that I got super cheap.  It's eaten 700 rounds in the last 2 weeks.  I bought it so I could get a g31 barrel and tryout .357sig, but it's so much more fun to shoot than my other 40s.  Anyway, I love 40.  Once the cool guy tactical operator 9mm fad winds down, 40 will make a comeback.:2gun:

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I've been a fan of the 40 since the mid 90s. I currently own five Glocks in .40, among them are two 27s, those are my carry guns. My night stand gun in my last duty gun, a Glock 22. My match guns are a Glock 35 and a 23. Yeah, I like the .40. I have to admit to having 9mm conversion barrels for all of them for when I need a "Less Lethal option." :-)  LOL.

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IMHO, one of the best self defense caliber that you can carry.

I tried years ago. First out of the chute with a S&W 4006, then a Glock 27, but to no avail. The 10mm caught my attention, and has held it (with several other calibers) since.


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Really debating on using my GSSF coupon this year on a G23. I don't have the need for any more 9mm pistols (I've really consolidated to the M&P 2.0 line in 9mm). I'm really waiting to see if Glock released the 23 in Gen 5 though, I just can't get a good feel with the finger grooves and don't want to pay to have them removed. 

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I love my forty. Old P226 was built for it. Wouldn't say it's snappy.

When I started reloading I noticed the weight of round was usually in the middle of 9 and 45, but the velocity was always higher than the middle. I think that has a lot to do with the "snappiness".

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