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Holy mother of all that is sacred the horse is nothing but dust now.
Shot. Placement. Is. King. 9, 40, 45, 38, 380, 357mag/sig, 10, you name it. Shot placement. That's all. Shot placement. Ugh. And I doubt you shoot both equally well. You may think you do. But one is easier. Don't believe me? Remove the ease of element from the equation. Cool calm and collect at a range. Try under stress and see how well you do with the "equally" matched idea you have going on. Oh. Did I mention shop placement? Sent from my phone...expect typos. |
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As many have said, shot placement, shot placement, shot placement. I often switch up between .40S&W, .380, .32ACP and .22WMR as a carry weapon and I guarantee you that I can put you in the ground with any of them. Shoot what you like and learn to shoot it well and don't worry about what someone else thinks is best.
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I opted for the 40 over the 9
practice with whatever you choose. The Sheild in 40 seems to soak up the extra recoil of the round
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Not relevant to discussion but curious here, how are the gun ownership laws in N. Ireland? I remember the police in Derry carried but the Garda in the Republic did not.
Also, I miss Ireland badly and want to go back! You are blessed to live there my friend. Pico Last edited by Pico; February 1, 2013 at 06:38 AM. |
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Personally I prefer 9mm over .40. In my opinion if you want more than a 9mm just go with a .45.
I prefer .45 over both, but wouldn't feel like I don't have enough "stopping power" (really not the right term when it comes to pistol rounds) with proper, high quality self defense ammunition. I see no need for .40 |
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If the gun gets too small then 9mm would be my pick, but I greatly prefer 40 in a gun that handles it well. To illustrate my point... I own a PM9 and Glock 27 - each is well matched to its ammo - but I would not own a PM40 or a Glock 26. Too much kick from the tiny PM40 and the G26 seems like wasted potential. |
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I would say yes. Although I'm a .45 man, I carry 9mm frequently as well. Many police agencies (including my local PD) use Glock 17's stoked with Speer Gold Dot JHP +P 9mm and I don't hear any complaints. There are some manufacturers who make 9mm +p+ JHP that sends a 115gr bullet going over 1400fps. That's no joke |
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Dashunde, I'm looking at the M&P Shield
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my $0.02
.40 is very likely to shoot though. Meaning pass into, then through, and out of your target - and into what/whoever is behind it.
I would only carry 180 grain SD rounds in a .40 carry weapon. Otherwise go with any stock 9mm hollowpoint config.
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lol stop making jokes. It's tickles. Cause someone wouldn't ask that. Did you see me put shot placement with the following calibers only? Started with the smallest I believe adequate. 9mm. Anyways, carry on. AND! Forgot to add..yes, yes....it is true. Shot placement with real handgun cartridges. Now you can carry on private. Last edited by Tactical Jackalope; February 1, 2013 at 04:50 PM. Reason: AND! |
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M&P shield is awesome. I havent shot the 40 Cal version.
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I have all the ones I mentioned though. They're even more! D: YMMV bub. Sent from my phone...expect typos. |
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9mm although w the shortage I understand if a person is tempted to choose 40 Cal.
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http://idpa.kohagen.com/resources/50cal3.JPG
A 40 cal?!? That's a little smaller than a 50 cal right? (The one all the way to the left) Lol .40S&W Sent from my phone...expect typos. |
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Mbritt, maybe just start another thread (or search for a review) asking Shield 40 owners how they like it.
It may very well handle the 40 nicely while giving up just one round to the 9mm version? If thats the case it would easily be my pick. |
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