9mm vs 40 cal

[kinorton]

My fist hand gun was a a Glock 22, so I am kinda partial to the 40 cal. I am lookin for a good every day carry gun. So trying to decide between a 9 mm and a 40 cal.

 

[grimor]

I like the 40, but not a fan of carrying the G22. I carry a Sig P229. It's a bit big, but so am I. Are you primarily IWB? OWB? OC? CC?

 

[col132]

Sounds like you had exactly what you wanted with the G22. If you were comfortable with it, why change? Nothing wrong with it, or a Sig, M&P, or a plethora of other guns currently on the market.

 

[grimor]

fo rCC, depending on your build you might be more comfortable with a smaller gun. The best advice I can give is go to a shop and handle as many as you can to see what is comfortable. 9mm/40, 357... with good placement they all get someone's attention.

 

[Sylvain]

For CC I like the 9mm better, you can have more rounds in a small gun but still enough power to have the job done.

 

[kinorton]

Sounds like you had exactly what you wanted with the G22. If you were comfortable with it, why change? Nothing wrong with it, or a Sig, M&P, or a plethora of other guns currently on the market.

Had to sell it due to hard times, also a little to big for CC. In my opinion. For me any way.

 

[LPMan59]

glock 26 or 27

 

[semperfi211]

I feel the glock22 is a great gun and the .40 is a great round. If I had to choose between a 9 or a 40,I would choose the 9 for two reasons. Cheaper ammo and a lil bit higher capacity.

 

[modelflyer2003]

My fist hand gun was a a Glock 22, so I am kinda partial to the 40 cal. I am lookin for a good every day carry gun. So trying to decide between a 9 mm and a 40 cal.

When I was trying to decide between a Glock 26 and a Glock 27, I chose the 26, because I could afford to shoot more. In a perfect world (i.e. if I had more cash flow), I would practice with the 26 and carry a 27. The deciding factor for me was that I could shoot twice as much for the same dollar amount. I say carry the 40, if you can. A 9mm is not too shabby when the correct ammo is used. I'm glad you have an option.

 

[lovemachine]

Honestly, you can't go wrong with either one. If you can, try both before you buy. I've never shot a 40, but I CC a 9mm.

 

[Fenway]

The fortay can only be handled by professionals

 

[lovemachine]

The fortay can only be handled by professionals

Is that why you carry a glock 19?

 

[Lobo]

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[kinorton]

I really do love this site, I get great advice and a wealth of knowledge every time I check it out. I would like to thank every one for their input.

 

[modelflyer2003]

This is an awesome website, I agree. I get caught posting things that have already been posted at times, though. There is so much info that I cannot keep up with it. I can never read even a tenth of what is posted here, so subsequently I get zinged now and then. A cool feature is the SEARCH. I bet if you do a quick search, your question has been posted previously by another member. No worries though, everyone must blaze his/her own trail. During the ammo shortage, I had a hard time finding 9mm on the shelf, but there was always 40 caliber. I could never really figure out why. There was a real shortage on .380. That had to do with gun sales and license requests going through the roof after Obama was elected. "...From my cold dead hands!" is a statement that apparently resonates with the country. There are 40 and 9mm lovers as well as 45 lovers. Just carry often and carry safe.

 

[MontereyC6]

My real problem is I think have found the gun I want in the classifieds, I just need my 50 post so I can make my offer. I respect and understand the sites rules. So I am working on my 50 posts. I am going to go with a 9mm this time around.

You can also become a site supporter for $10($11 for paypal), and that will get you access to the classifieds. Thanks for trying to do things by the rules of the site. Rep is inbound!

 

[JDonhardt]

My fist hand gun was a a Glock 22, so I am kinda partial to the 40 cal. I am lookin for a good every day carry gun. So trying to decide between a 9 mm and a 40 cal.

Thank you for this information.

 

[WebSnyper]

If you were looking into a Glock 26 or 27, if you buy the 27, you can always drop in a 9mm barrel and get some 9mm mags and shoot 9 at the range, but carry it with the stock 40 barrel. You can't go the other way though.

 

[BurninBrass]

I'm surprised no one has suggested a Glock 23 (or 19 if you want 9mm). Smaller than the 22 that you were used to. The 26/27 is just too small IMO without the grip extensions on the magazine. And with the grip extensions, it is very close to the 23 height. The 26/27 also has more of a hump to the backstrap. I very much prefer the 23.

But it goes without saying, go to a local shop and hold any many different models from as many manufacturers as possible to see what fits your hands and budget the best.

 

[indymike]

IMHO, choose the caliber you can afford to shoot the most and the one with the least muzzle flip. If you can afford the extra cash needed to buy .40 and you can handle the extra bit of muzzle flip and put follow up shots on target as fast as you can with 9mm, go .40 (though again IMHO, that wouldn't be most people).

In the 9mm vs. 40 vs. 45 wars, I think most reasonable people can agree that shot placement trumps ballistics with a solid round like Speer Gold Dot. A handgun is a handgun and not a rifle, even with .45 +P rounds, it's still a handgun. With that in mind, the round and gun you can practice, practice and practice more with the most is the caliber to choose....oh and learn what and how to practice, probably more important that how much you practice.