Parker Schreiber
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I have a fairly boring answer. Improvements in 9mm self-defense rounds left the .40 without enough of an advantage to warrant the increased costs. (BC -- Before Covid).
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Like the M&Pee Shield in any caliber. LOL.“Too snappy”
I have a FN made Hi-power in 40 s&w that I paid $450.00 for...Sucker!
Avg .40 fan meeting his bruh at rt95 deli ticket emporium to pick up another smegma or S&W 3rd gen, or that Beretta 96 that nobody asked for...
View: https://youtu.be/Wf9FYqkyfIw
Trump became President. Americans started growing chest hair and balls.A few years ago .40 was the big thing. Everyone wanted it. Now it seems it’s losing its popularity to the point of people hating it. The reason I ask is now you see some going up for sale in the used gun market. Seems like it might be a viable thing to purchase. So why all the hate? Is the .40 caliber becoming obsolete?
I’ve seen a P226 and a P320 in .40. What’s a good price for them used?
I have a fairly boring answer. Improvements in 9mm self-defense rounds left the .40 without enough of an advantage to warrant the increased costs. (BC -- Before Covid).
The P229 was 800 with one magazine so it’s a no. I’m not ruling out .40, just not now. I am a big fan of Sig’s though. I didn’t think I would start another caliber war, but then this is NES. Never fails to satisfy. I love it!I think I picked up my used 229 in 40 here on NES for 700. It’s a great platform I’ve got the 357 sig barrel for it as well. if you are on the fence at all go for it. When times are good ,9mm comes back, all you need is a slide and 9mm barrel to change. But you probably won’t, once you go forty in a full size gun you save the 9 for deep concealment.
Anyone who couldn’t qualify with the 40 and had to ride the short bus to the range got the 9, oh and some of the chicks got the 9 too..You forgot people with wrist problems and chronic arthritis.
Not to tell a lie, but my family owned one of those as well!.40 the AMC Pacer of calipers.
The P229 was 800 with one magazine so it’s a no. I’m not ruling out .40, just not now. I am a big fan of Sig’s though. I didn’t think I would start another caliber war, but then this is NES. Never fails to satisfy. I love it!
Just read this after I posted. I am happy with my 2 .9’s. I should just jump to a 1911. I think I can just get a barrel conversion for my Beretta 92 if need be. What do you have for .25’s. I really like my .32 Seecamp.This is all so very silly... I never got a .40 mostly because of the cost of ammo verses 9mm. And if I was going to buy more expensive ammo and reduced mag capacity why not go for the for the full power 10mm? Hence I own 0x .40, 4x 9mm and 1x 10mm... also have a few other handguns 1x .17, 7x .22, 1x .22 mag, 1x .223, 1x .308 win, 3x .25, 1x 5.7x28, 1x .30 Carbine, 1x 7.62x25, 1x 7.62x39, 2x .380, 2x .357 mag, 2x .44 mag, 2x .45 ACP, 4x .45 LC, 1x .454, 1x .50 AE in Handguns... I might have miss one or two... but no .32, .357 Sig, or .40...
the same bullet improvements that have gone into the 9 have gone into every other caliber.
Browning Baby, Bauer Baby Clone, Beretta Jetfire.Just read this after I posted. I am happy with my 2 .9’s. I should just jump to a 1911. I think I can just get a barrel conversion for my Beretta 92 if need be. What do you have for .25’s. I really like my .32 Seecamp.
You are wrong about the wrong thing you say.
the same bullet improvements that have gone into the 9 have gone into every other caliber.
A huge selling point for the PDs was that the fotay and 9 used the same frame size.That's certainly true, but now many people and police agencies included, now feel that a 9mm suffices whereas after the Miami shootout (rightly or wrongly) they did not. For those people looking for a more powerful round, they are at least equally likely to step up to 10mm or .45 ACP than the smallish boost they get from .40.
This is all so very silly... I never got a .40 mostly because of the cost of ammo verses 9mm. And if I was going to buy more expensive ammo and reduced mag capacity why not go for the for the full power 10mm? Hence I own 0x .40, 4x 9mm and 1x 10mm... also have a few other handguns 1x .17, 7x .22, 1x .22 mag, 1x .223, 1x .308 win, 3x .25, 1x 5.7x28, 1x .30 Carbine, 1x 7.62x25, 1x 7.62x39, 2x .380, 2x .357 mag, 2x .44 mag, 2x .45 ACP, 4x .45 LC, 1x .454, 1x .50 AE in Handguns... I might have miss one or two... but no .32, .357 Sig, or .40...
What Miami shootout is everyone referring to?
I have always wanted a 7-08 or .308 Wichita. Haven't gotten one yet. Pics of your .308 please.
A couple points about the .40. Ayoob started to call it the .40 Short & Weak back when it came out. He has since changed his mind and please don't bad mouth Ayoob... like talking smack about Richard Petty, just cause they are old doesn't diminish their accomplishments (although Dale Earnhardt was the King in my mind). Also, DHS bought about five billion rounds of fortay a few years back...
Said no straight guy ever,One of the shells went between my toes,(I was wearing sandals)
even carried them. (2 x P229, 1 x USPc, 1 x USP full, 1 x P2000 LEM, G22Gen4)
I think I picked up my used 229 in 40 here on NES for 700. It’s a great platform I’ve got the 357 sig barrel for it as well.