Thought most folks didn’t like

[fastfish66]

The 40 cal.. people must love em because I can’t seem to any (Gun’s) for trade.. maybe it’s all just an URBAN LEGEND

40cal is a very good round.If it's too much gun for some maybe a BB gun would suite them better.

 

[Glorfindel]

It’s just about preference. From what I’ve seen and read when it comes to performance inside a human body 9mm, 40, 45 are about the same. Only question is do you want a prettier gun, more bullets, or more recoil?

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

40 is my primary pistol caliber,**** the haters!!

I don't hate 40 . But ever since I was a teenager if you thought you needed something bigger than 9mm you automatically went to 45ACP. I called 40 a fad back in 90 or 91. It might have been a fad But it lasted a lot longer than I expected it to.

 

[WildMan]

It's more an academic thing for me. It's basically an anemic 10mm. The story as I understand it was that the 10MM where causing the FBI to have sub optimal scores in handgun proficiency. So rather than spend the time and effort to teach marksmanship, a new caliber was commissioned with less recoil to compensate and bring scores back in line. It just seems like a poor reason and a bandaid to the problem, rather than a solution. As a caliber, it's slower and arguably less powerful than 9mm hence the nickname .40 Slow and Weak. It's more expensive and, in normal times, not as plentiful in the wild. It doesn't suppress well and is just generally the odd man out. At least that's my beef with it.

Yeh. The price vs what it achieves is why I just stick with 9mm. I don't think that is an inherently terrible round however.

 

[BDR1]

Well it punches a mitghty big hole..

 

[Ken Ford]

It's more an academic thing for me. It's basically an anemic 10mm. The story as I understand it was that the 10MM where causing the FBI to have sub optimal scores in handgun proficiency. So rather than spend the time and effort to teach marksmanship, a new caliber was commissioned with less recoil to compensate and bring scores back in line. It just seems like a poor reason and a bandaid to the problem, rather than a solution. As a caliber, it's slower and arguably less powerful than 9mm hence the nickname .40 Slow and Weak. It's more expensive and, in normal times, not as plentiful in the wild. It doesn't suppress well and is just generally the odd man out. At least that's my beef with it.

What specs are you looking at?

 

[rOmiLaYu]

What specs are you looking at?

Specs for what?

 

[alleycat]

The 40 cal.. people must love em because I can’t seem to find any (Gun’s) for trade.. maybe it’s all just an URBAN LEGEND

The recent shortages have created a situation similar to closing time at a country-western bar.....folks have to settle on what’s left

 

[lokidogg]

The recent shortages have created a situation similar to closing time at a country-western bar.....folks are had to settle on what’s left

They may not be the prettiest but the sex is phenomenal.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

There's been a lot more gays getting into guns recently, so naturally the 40 has risen in popularity.