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December 26th, 2013, 07:26 PM #1Grand Member
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Transition from 9mm to 40 s&w
Had opportunity to inherit 40 S&W ammo actually 3,000 rounds plus or minus 3.I have not really ever owned a lot of 40s and my option to buy one is here,Shooter for the range mostly as I ccw S&W Shield 9mm or my Glock 26.Recommendations you may have for me,I have been giving thought to S&W SD ? Glock 23,22, or what would you consider to be a close to target shooting handgun,T Y in advance,as always I know I can depend on many veiws,again TY. ( My neighbor saw this post and called me up pronto,Sold me his S&W SD 40 for $225,Took the deal as this is going to be a range shooter,TY )
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December 26th, 2013, 07:56 PM #2
Re: Transition from 9mm to 40 s&w
You might want to look at a G23. They're small enough to conceal easily, but still large enough to shoot comfortably. I like mine.
Oops! I missed the last sentence. I see you already have it covered.Last edited by IronButt; December 26th, 2013 at 07:59 PM.
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December 26th, 2013, 08:00 PM #3
Re: Transition from 9mm to 40 s&w
My g22 should like a dream. I also had a hk usp. 40 that was my first .40 gun.
I'm actually looking to snag a shield in .40 sometime soon..
I missed the last sentence as well!
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December 26th, 2013, 09:26 PM #4
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You have been wrapped in good karma since that selfless act you did not long ago.
Government 99 and 44/100 % pure bullshit.
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Re: Transition from 9mm to 40 s&w
If you can find one, I would suggest the High Power version in 0.40. Fully supported chamber which is a very nice thing to have for a high pressure cartridge such as the 0.40. Another, if you can find one is the German version of the Walther P99. Either of these are accurate and easily controllable. Dave_n
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December 27th, 2013, 10:31 AM #6Junior Member
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Re: Transition from 9mm to 40 s&w
Glock 23 is nice and has the same frame size as the 19 and 32 so if you own any of those you can save some money on holsters. Personally I prefer a little more weight and am a sig freak so one of my primary favorites is the sig 229 in .40. If I'm out an about in the summer chances are that's what I have on me.
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December 27th, 2013, 12:18 PM #7
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December 27th, 2013, 04:30 PM #8
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My first handgun was a G23 gen3, and it's still in my carry rotation. I have put over 3k rounds through it with no issues. I bought a G22 gen4 two years ago as a duty gun and also love it. I have a TLR-1s light on it, along with the Glock beavertail. I've also used the G22 to shoot USPSA matches. No complaints, both are great guns and the .40 is a great round.
I had a HK P2000sk in .40 for awhile too, but sold it due to replacing it as a summer carry with a XDS.
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Re: Transition from 9mm to 40 s&w
Even though I picked up my neighbors Sigma 40 for $225,I am giving strong support to the Glock 23,or 22,but will still keep the Sigma,I find the caliber is not as un-pleaseat to shoot as I had thought,Just dont like useing the re-loads my Brother in law gave me,lol. T Y for all great info. MDT
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December 27th, 2013, 09:04 PM #10
Re: Transition from 9mm to 40 s&w
Fired a Sig 226 at an indoor range (guy one lane over offered to let me try it). SWEET! Then I went to retrieve the brass and discovered it wasn't a 9MM. Not knowing what model or caliber it was, I assumed it was a 9MM...
that's the difference between steel and polymers.
The G23 is a .40, and 9mm and .357 Sig barrels are available for it. A real nice option.
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