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<blockquote data-quote="David2012" data-source="post: 1811388" data-attributes="member: 24428"><p>This is all I will post on the 9mm vs. .40 in this thread... don't want to hi-jack it. </p><p></p><p>I had read Rob's article before.. and disagreed with it in the comments section. A portion of a Glockworld article posted below points out that if a 9mm premium JHP expands to its maximum potential then there isn't much difference between it and a .40... but if a 9mm HP gets clogged or doesn't expand for some reason... then there is a heck of a lot of difference. </p><p></p><p>I'd bet that the ones who are so hot for the 9mm.. if you told them that in 5 minutes they were going to be in a life & death shootout with someone else who had a 9mm...that one of them was gonna die and one live..... and that they had their choice of using a 9mm or a .40... they would reach for the .40! I'm a big guy and controlling a .40's recoil & keeping it on target is very easy for me. A 9mm is like shooting a cap gun for me.. no recoil at all. 4-5" patterns with the .40 and 3-4" patterns with the 9mm rapid fired. In center mass shots on a bad buy.. there would be no major difference in the location of multiple bullet strikes.. but the .40 will give larger permanent wounds cavities... if the HP doesn't expand for some reason</p><p></p><p>----------------</p><p>GlockWorld.com</p><p>9mm vs. .40S&W </p><p></p><p>Is there a lot of difference between the 9mm and the .40S&W? If so, how much of a difference?</p><p></p><p>If you're talking about premium bullet design and both expand to their potential, there isn't a lot of difference. However, if both don't expand, there is a significant difference.</p><p></p><p>They are both medium powered, medium bore&#8209;size handgun cartridges. Which one is better depends on what the evaluation criteria are.</p><p></p><p>"Price" is irrelevant when talking about caliber selection; relevant if comparing different gun manufacturers</p><p></p><p>"Stopping Power" is the ability of a bullet to cause a target to stop advancing and to bleed out as fast as possible? Again, if a 9mm Hydra-Shok 124 grain +P+ and a .40 Remington Golden Sabre 165 grain each achieve maximum expansion, you probably won't notice much of a difference. However, if a 9mm and a .40's hp get clogged, it is indisputable that the .40 will produce a larger permanent wound channel resulting in a quicker bleed out/incapacitation. Same goes for a .45 over a .40S&W.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David2012, post: 1811388, member: 24428"] This is all I will post on the 9mm vs. .40 in this thread... don't want to hi-jack it. I had read Rob's article before.. and disagreed with it in the comments section. A portion of a Glockworld article posted below points out that if a 9mm premium JHP expands to its maximum potential then there isn't much difference between it and a .40... but if a 9mm HP gets clogged or doesn't expand for some reason... then there is a heck of a lot of difference. I'd bet that the ones who are so hot for the 9mm.. if you told them that in 5 minutes they were going to be in a life & death shootout with someone else who had a 9mm...that one of them was gonna die and one live..... and that they had their choice of using a 9mm or a .40... they would reach for the .40! I'm a big guy and controlling a .40's recoil & keeping it on target is very easy for me. A 9mm is like shooting a cap gun for me.. no recoil at all. 4-5" patterns with the .40 and 3-4" patterns with the 9mm rapid fired. In center mass shots on a bad buy.. there would be no major difference in the location of multiple bullet strikes.. but the .40 will give larger permanent wounds cavities... if the HP doesn't expand for some reason ---------------- GlockWorld.com 9mm vs. .40S&W Is there a lot of difference between the 9mm and the .40S&W? If so, how much of a difference? If you're talking about premium bullet design and both expand to their potential, there isn't a lot of difference. However, if both don't expand, there is a significant difference. They are both medium powered, medium bore‑size handgun cartridges. Which one is better depends on what the evaluation criteria are. "Price" is irrelevant when talking about caliber selection; relevant if comparing different gun manufacturers "Stopping Power" is the ability of a bullet to cause a target to stop advancing and to bleed out as fast as possible? Again, if a 9mm Hydra-Shok 124 grain +P+ and a .40 Remington Golden Sabre 165 grain each achieve maximum expansion, you probably won't notice much of a difference. However, if a 9mm and a .40's hp get clogged, it is indisputable that the .40 will produce a larger permanent wound channel resulting in a quicker bleed out/incapacitation. Same goes for a .45 over a .40S&W. [/QUOTE]
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