Is .40 S&W DOA?

[Crosseye Dominant]

.40 is here to stay with USPSA major divisions. It has taken the place of .38 super.

 

[ToolAA]

That guy doesn’t know what he’s talkin’ about. My favorite Open Cary firearm is my G27.

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[DelawareGold]

My 229 is a 9 lb. pull in DA.
My G27 is a 3.8 lb. pull all the time.
My thumb is always on the hammer
when holstering and unholstering.
So I have a tactile sense of reassurance
with a hammer fired pistol, that I don't
have with a striker fired.

 

[Crosseye Dominant]

That guy doesn’t know what he’s talkin’ about. My favorite Open Cary firearm is my G27.

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Yeah, dude on the Glock forum said it can take three different barrels at once.

 

[Garet Jax]

My 229 is a 9 lb. pull in DA.
My G27 is a 3.8 lb. pull all the time.
My thumb is always on the hammer
when holstering and unholstering.
So I have a tactile sense of reassurance
with a hammer fired pistol, that I don't
have with a striker fired.

No need to defend yourself - you do what makes you comfortable. I missed the hammer preference. A sig P226 is a hammer fire with a .40 cal option.

 

[DelawareGold]

Roger that. The 226 is even bigger than my 229,
I was hoping for something in .40 with a 3" barrel.
HK P2000sk, and Beretta PX4 sc, seam to be the
only options. I don't understand why any of the
1911 style sub compacts aren't available in .40, I love
1911's.

 

[Magnumite]

All the 40 S&W chambered guns in use, police department trade ins…40 is readily available and won’t be going anywhere. Check the retail websites and on sale for reasonable prices - it can be picked for a little over 9mm prices.

Like 45 and want to stay on top shooting it? The 40 offers similar recoil and character for less ammunition cost. Just after the FBI dropped the 40 I bought 900+ rounds for less than 115 grain 9mm ammo. I I converted a 9mm I built to 40 with a Kart barrel, an extractor , and retuned it with intentions to rechamber it to 10mm after the 40 ran out. I built the 10 and plan to keep the 40 a 40. It is a good round with good ballistics and terminal results in police use. I am still buying ammo for my 40 cal pistol…

 

[TheBert]

I never got the .40 or 10mm craze nor the .30 carry today.

No need. (For me certainly)

.22lr .380ACP .38 Special and .45ACP.

Friend of mine was fishing in Alaska. He bought a 10mm with chest holster and also had a 45-70 lever action in case the bears wanted to eat his catch or him.

 

[ToolAA]

My 229 is a 9 lb. pull in DA.
My G27 is a 3.8 lb. pull all the time.
My thumb is always on the hammer
when holstering and unholstering.
So I have a tactile sense of reassurance
with a hammer fired pistol, that I don't
have with a striker fired.

My very first carry gun was actually a G27 and I was a bit concerned about re-holstering a striker fired pistol. I’ve since gotten over it, but at the time I wanted a little mental assurance. I picked up a Striker Control Device. It’s basically a replacement slide cover plate with a small hinge and a boss on the inside which will inhibit firing when the operator’s thumb is pressing on the back of the cover plate.

Here is an article explaining how they work.

Don't Glock Yourself: A Review of the Striker Control Device -

The Striker Control Device adds an additional fail-safe to Glock pistols that is especially useful when reholstering the gun. We're looking at how it works.

www.luckygunner.com

I don’t know if they still make them anymore, but I’ve put hundreds of rounds through without any issues.


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[DelawareGold]

Thanks for the link. Definitely something to
consider. If avalable, I will get one for my G27.
Thanks again.

 

[Choko]

I carry it in a G27 every day. I love to watch every time the panic buying starts and there's still 40 sitting on the shelf almost unmolested. I shoot well with it and there's plenty of it.

 

[Garet Jax]

I carry it in a G27 every day. I love to watch every time the panic buying starts and there's still 40 sitting on the shelf almost unmolested. I shoot well with it and there's plenty of it.

Me too. I have owned a lot of guns and the G35 is the one I shoot best by far. I got G27s because they can use the same magazines as the G35.

 

[DelawareGold]

The Striker Control Device is available on Amazon
in stainless steel for $65.00. I just ordered one.

 

[Bullfrog]

Roger that. The 226 is even bigger than my 229,
I was hoping for something in .40 with a 3" barrel.
HK P2000sk, and Beretta PX4 sc, seam to be the
only options. I don't understand why any of the
1911 style sub compacts aren't available in .40, I love
1911's.

I would recommend the CZ2075 Rami in .40, but they discontinued it in 2016. That sounds exactly like what you're looking for.

It's hard enough to locate a 9mm version that was just discontinued at the beginning of the year.

Also the SIG P224 was a subcompact version of the P229 that was available in .40, but it was discontinued a while ago also. They pop up at gun shows occasionally.

 

[DelawareGold]

YES! The Rami .40 was spot on, but I can't find one.

 

[RRomig]

YES! The Rami .40 was spot on, but I can't find one.

I think they are a little heavy for EDC but to each his own.

 

[Bullfrog]

I think they are a little heavy for EDC but to each his own.

The difference when loaded isn't that significant, not to me anyway.

There are a lot of people here who carry PCRs or P01s, which are a size larger and a bit heavier.

 

[LuckyShot]

I assume you were only thinking of single action when you typed that?

Because a decocked DA pistol would be 'more trustworthy' than striker fired. Not that either is going to go off spontaneously, but there would have to be a whole heck of a lot go wrong all at the same time before you'd get a ND from a DA pistol with the hammer down.

yes single only

 

[Biggfoot44]

Is .40 and .45 DOA? Did I get that old?

There is a bandwagon of fad . Currently , 9x19 is in , .40 S&W is out . Ironic , in that .40 achieved its former domenice. Due to semi rational fad trending circa 1990

 

[Doctor_M]

I still shoot .38 colt and .32 rimfire... so I'm probably not the right person to ask.