is .40 dead?

rossi690 said:
I just bought a used Taurus in .40SW, I hope it lasts for awhile.
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The pistol will last. Its the ammo supply that might dry up, who knows? If you want to keep shooting your .40 for a long time, keep all your spent brass. Buy some .401 projectiles. Then when factory .40 ammo becomes cost-prohibitive, find a friend who can reload for you.

At my indoor club, 9mm comprises probably 98% of spent brass. 45acp and 40sw are about 1.0% and .5% respectively. 38spl/357mag/44mag/.357sig and others probably make up the remaining .5%
 
easyrider604 said:
The pistol will last. Its the ammo supply that might dry up, who knows? If you want to keep shooting your .40 for a long time, keep all your spent brass. Buy some .401 projectiles. Then when factory .40 ammo becomes cost-prohibitive, find a friend who can reload for you.

At my indoor club, 9mm comprises probably 98% of spent brass. 45acp and 40sw are about 1.0% and .5% respectively. 38spl/357mag/44mag/.357sig and others probably make up the remaining .5%
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Yes, same here.

I lucked out; got a couple hundred pick-ups at the range, then bought a big, commercial ice-cream tub full of .45 ACP; there were a couple of handfuls of .45 on top; the rest was .40s (over 1000). Bought dies and bullets, ordered a pistol, and the rest is history; had a bunch loaded for when the pistol arrived. Every time I take it out, I shoot better with it.
 
I bet most of these posts are from shooters who don't own a 40 cal or have never shot one . The 40 cal is going nowhere soon . Great cartridge that is a reloaders dream and it does it all. My two cents
 
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I just sent three coffee cans full of 40 brass off to the recycle. If shipping was not so expensive I would have been happy to send it to anyone who wanted it. Frankly, the 40 cal will be with us for a very long time. Just save your brass and pick up what you can when you can.

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
I just sent three coffee cans full of 40 brass off to the recycle. If shipping was not so expensive I would have been happy to send it to anyone who wanted it. Frankly, the 40 cal will be with us for a very long time. Just save your brass and pick up what you can when you can.

Take Care

Bob
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You did what!!!! I'll pay for shipping next time...please! Gee, I'll be thinking about those three coffee cans for three days...
 
Meroh said:
Yes, same here.

I lucked out; got a couple hundred pick-ups at the range, then bought a big, commercial ice-cream tub full of .45 ACP; there were a couple of handfuls of .45 on top; the rest was .40s (over 1000). Bought dies and bullets, ordered a pistol, and the rest is history; had a bunch loaded for when the pistol arrived. Every time I take it out, I shoot better with it.
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That's funny. I got started on .40 because 10 years ago, range pick up brass included some .40 as well. It was a good excuse to buy a new gun.
 
I just picked up a m&p 2 in .40 a couple of months ago and love it. Going to be reloading for it as well, only thing is gotta watch out for Glock .40 bulged cases if picking of the floor range brass.
 
Speedman said:
I just picked up a m&p 2 in .40 a couple of months ago and love it. Going to be reloading for it as well, only thing is gotta watch out for Glock .40 bulged cases if picking of the floor range brass.
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You don;t see much in the way of a Glock bulge anymore. That was an issue with the Gen 1 Glocks.

easyrider684 PM me your address/phone number and we can work something out. I have more on hand.

I do shoot 40 cal occasionally.

Bob
 
Long time ago I was thinking about 9mm, 40 and 45. First, with stupid 10 round limit, you do not have number of rounds advantage in 9mm. So, why not get more power? Yet, 45 makes grips too big in many cases unless you move to single stack, which may not get you your 10 rounds.

40 with 180 grains is often the same as 45 with 180 grains.

For a very long time 40 was only $1-$2 over 9mm per pack of 50. Only recent drop in 9mm prices has made more difference.
 
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