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<blockquote data-quote="D V US" data-source="post: 3036078" data-attributes="member: 34558"><p>Ok here's my $.02. In the age old 9mm v .45 arguement I was decidedly a .45 fan. So much so I wouldn't have been caught dead with a 9. And then came the .40 with equal balistic numbers as the .45 in the 180 gr. loadings and a higher mag capacity that came close to the 9s. It was the perfect compromise. I've been shooting them ever since. But more recently, technology has stepped up the game for 9mm and closed the gap, so much so that I now own several 9mm pistols. BUT, when the same technology is applied to the 40, well the gap widens considerably again. So on that point I will choose the 40. Yes I can carry up to 19 rounds of 9mm in my pistols, but I'm confident enough in my training that 16rds. of 40 should suffice. As for recoil? I am fortunate enough to own a pistol in .45 with conversion parts in 10mm, .40 and 9mm. so I can easily compare recoil between the calibers in a pistol where all other factors are equal. Using standard factory loads of 230 gr in .45, 180 gr. in both 10mm and .40 and 115 gr. in 9mm, the results were as follows; </p><p>Recoil</p><p>10mm was the heaviest but only slightly more than .45, with a big difference between the .45 and the .40 and the 9mm very closely behind the .40. No real surprises here, but no hard recoil in the .40 as some have reported. And not enough of a difference to me to favor the 9mm.</p><p>Accuracy</p><p>The .45, .40 and 9mm were all pretty even as far as accuracy goes, all grouping around 4" offhand at 60'. The 10mm at the same distance actually grouped LESS, around 2 - 2.5 inches consistently.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line...shoot what you are comfortable with. The 9 has made considerable improvements over the old loadings and I now carry one on occasions, but I still normally carry a .40 because it's what I'm comfortable with. I will never give up my .40s but I do have a new respect for 9.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D V US, post: 3036078, member: 34558"] Ok here's my $.02. In the age old 9mm v .45 arguement I was decidedly a .45 fan. So much so I wouldn't have been caught dead with a 9. And then came the .40 with equal balistic numbers as the .45 in the 180 gr. loadings and a higher mag capacity that came close to the 9s. It was the perfect compromise. I've been shooting them ever since. But more recently, technology has stepped up the game for 9mm and closed the gap, so much so that I now own several 9mm pistols. BUT, when the same technology is applied to the 40, well the gap widens considerably again. So on that point I will choose the 40. Yes I can carry up to 19 rounds of 9mm in my pistols, but I'm confident enough in my training that 16rds. of 40 should suffice. As for recoil? I am fortunate enough to own a pistol in .45 with conversion parts in 10mm, .40 and 9mm. so I can easily compare recoil between the calibers in a pistol where all other factors are equal. Using standard factory loads of 230 gr in .45, 180 gr. in both 10mm and .40 and 115 gr. in 9mm, the results were as follows; Recoil 10mm was the heaviest but only slightly more than .45, with a big difference between the .45 and the .40 and the 9mm very closely behind the .40. No real surprises here, but no hard recoil in the .40 as some have reported. And not enough of a difference to me to favor the 9mm. Accuracy The .45, .40 and 9mm were all pretty even as far as accuracy goes, all grouping around 4" offhand at 60'. The 10mm at the same distance actually grouped LESS, around 2 - 2.5 inches consistently. Bottom line...shoot what you are comfortable with. The 9 has made considerable improvements over the old loadings and I now carry one on occasions, but I still normally carry a .40 because it's what I'm comfortable with. I will never give up my .40s but I do have a new respect for 9. [/QUOTE]
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