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BigJimP · January 12, 2011, 03:41 PM

I like them both ....but if you're not reloading ....you should go with the 9mm - just based on the cost of ammo alone - so you'll practice more.

The .40S&W is a lot snappier / and the lighter the gun - the worse it is...

I have a pair of all stainless Sig 226's one in 9mm and one in .40S&W - and a pair of Sig 239's one in 9mm and one in .40S&W ....but I think the 2 guns you're looking at are a lot lighter ....

I shoot a lot of 9mm ( in 1911's and other platforms ) but I really like it for a practice round. Its fine for a defensive round / especially if you carry it with something like a HydraShok 147 gr bullet ...but for any defensive situation, its more about the shot placement than it is the caliber. A .40S&W isn't significantly better - unless you can put the shots where they will count...

January 12, 2011, 03:41 PM	#16
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I like them both ....but if you're not reloading ....you should go with the 9mm - just based on the cost of ammo alone - so you'll practice more. The .40S&W is a lot snappier / and the lighter the gun - the worse it is... I have a pair of all stainless Sig 226's one in 9mm and one in .40S&W - and a pair of Sig 239's one in 9mm and one in .40S&W ....but I think the 2 guns you're looking at are a lot lighter .... I shoot a lot of 9mm ( in 1911's and other platforms ) but I really like it for a practice round. Its fine for a defensive round / especially if you carry it with something like a HydraShok 147 gr bullet ...but for any defensive situation, its more about the shot placement than it is the caliber. A .40S&W isn't significantly better - unless you can put the shots where they will count...