I stick with 9mm and 45acp..... never really cared for the snappy recoil of the .40
Your best bet is to shoot each of them and see what YOU prefer. I have a Beretta 96 and a couple 1911's (you can't have just one 
), and like them both for different reasons. You get higher capacity with the 40 over the 45 in most rigs, but you get a snappier recoil. With the 45, you get a big d*mn hole in the bad guy, but a few less rounds in the "on-deck circle".
), and like them both for different reasons. You get higher capacity with the 40 over the 45 in most rigs, but you get a snappier recoil. With the 45, you get a big d*mn hole in the bad guy, but a few less rounds in the "on-deck circle".
Do what I did, get some in both calibers!
I have been a fan of the .40 S&W since it was first introduced and bought an EAA Witness in that caliber in the late 1980's. I heard many people say it had "snappy" recoil and I had no idea what they were talking about, and thought my Witness had very manageble recoil and was easy to fire "fast". Then one day I shot a friends Walther P99 .40 and the muzzle was pointing at the sky after every shot! A lot of .40 S&W guns were originally designed as 9m/m guns and were not re-engineered properly to handle the extra power of the bigger round. I don't know if there is anything "snappy" about the .40 cartrige but it will have a little kick in most of the lightweight plastic guns.
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