12-12-2015, 09:07 PM
(12-12-2015, 08:37 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I agree.
Firearms and ammunition are tools and if it does the job for you, then you use it.
I really like the round, but I think I like the idea of double-action on a 1911 more so.
The double-stack offers 16 rounds and I think it's quite generous for that round.
The .40 was a 10mm shortened, was it not ?
Yes, that's precisely correct and yet another reason why many enthusiasts look on it with disdain. 10mm was a dead round for some time but is starting to make a comeback. I'm looking at a Glock 40 for my next handgun purchase.
Quote:I believe it became popular after the North Hollywood shootout, where the 9mm was not penetrating the doors of cars or windows, to get at the target.
I'm sure the more modern hot 9mm+ rounds would work now, but they needed something at the time.
I also like 9mm, as I have an old Ruger P89 with Hogue grips that I really dig.
I swear it is the AK of handguns.
It came into being after an FBI incident in Miami. The FBi had adopted the 10mm and the joke now is that it proved to be too much of a round for them.
Quote:Speaking of trendy rounds....
I'm thinking of getting a Glock 22 and the conversion barrels to shoot 9mm, .40, and .357 Sig.
Any experience with the .357 Sig round ?
357 sig is essentially a higher velocity, snappier, 9mm. I don't own a handgun specifically chambered in it but I can convert my Sig P229 to fire it is as I explained to Matt above. Also, and this is always a consideration for me, the ammunition is both harder to find and generally more expensive. This is one of the nice things about .40 S&W, you can always find it and it's generally cheap.
Quote:You are ALWAYS welcome to chime in on anything firearm related. The experience you hold is not always easy to come by and it is much appreciated when you share it.
Appreciate it.
