40SW ,a good SD round?

[glockguy68]

I would like to hear inputs of you guys who have more knowledge,it is a good SD round?what do you think,it is worth it?,I have almost any caliber in my handguns,one of my favs is my G27,,what do you think of this round? thanks a lot in advance for any inputs...

[rwilson452]

in my own personal opinion the 40 is better than a 9mm but not as good as a 45ACP. BUT it is better to carry what you can shoot well. Accuracy is everything. it doesn't matter one whit which is better if you can't hit where you want.

I would like to hear inputs of you guys who have more knowledge,it is a good SD round?what do you think,it is worth it?,I have almost any caliber in my handguns,one of my favs is my G27,,what do you think of this round? thanks a lot in advance for any inputs...

[Lycanthrope]

Pistols and beer.

Lycanbothgoodin40thrope

[XD45]

no service caliber is a good man stopper, and IMO none are better than others and it all comes down to shot placement. My fav. round is .40 and I carry it, but if you can shoot a 9 more accurate carry it.

xdcomorgodonthome45

[mikepro8]

If you can carry it (and do carry it) as long as you shoot reasonably accurately... do so.

As Ayoob says "a .380 in your pocket is better than a .44 mag at home in your closet."

[glockguy68]

thanks,cause I love to carry my G27 with 2 mags with +2 bottom and two more in my belt of a 22 or 23 +2 bottoms,those are 17 rounders,my KT P3AT is always in my back pocket,and sometimes I carry my CW9,but Im real comfy with the G27 and is superb in accuracy,this glock is a pleasure to shoot,night sights,high cap mags and I really like the +2 original glock bottoms,they accept more ammo,looks good and help a lot with the grip of the gun ,no recoil almost at all,am a big guy,well,5'8 and 210 pounds,is relatively soft to shoot,I like magtech guardian gold,someone has a better brand for SD ammo? inputs are really well welcome and sorry for too many questions but is always good to learn from other people experience...Ralph.

[Joeg52]

Interesting report involving the 40...
http://www.centuriontraininggroup.or...SWand223.a.ppt

[andrewjs18]

think I read somewhere that a .40 has 98% knock down power over a .45 that is something like 96%....I'm at my Moms now and don't have the website, so I'll see if when I get home, I can dig it up.


As someone mentioned, if you can't hit what you're shooting at, then what's the point....

I have an XD 40 and the recoil is pretty damn snappy, so if it's too much for you, then step down to a different caliber...

[Nunsa1371]

My carry gun is a Taurus 24/7 Pro .40 Cal. I usually shoot the .40 JHP either Hornady, Remington or Winch. It's ver accurate! If you happen to buy one, you have to get used to the Heinie sights 8 ! Lots of stopping power!

[Kenshin]

If you take a look at the Federal HST line just comparing muzzle energy and velocity heres what they say. This is just for comparisons sake and i am not saying that one is better than the other these are just the raw numbers.

These first 2 are off the boxes I currently have sitting in front of me.

165 gr 40 S&W HST at the muzzle
1140 fps
470 ft-lbs

230 gr 45 ACP HST at the muzzle
890 fps
405 ft-lbs

Oh and i just found the 45 +P on the website.

230 gr 45 +P HST at the muzzle
950 fps
461 ft-lbs