Pistol in 40S&W, but which one?

My first handgun was the Xd 40, followed by a glock 22, and now a beautiful sig 226. I sold all the plastic and kept the sig226

Super long trigger reset on the XD40, and as mentioned above, lousy finish. Sold that and picked up the glock. The Glock was a nicer, more accurate pistol but the .40sw gave it quite a bit of muzzle flip, but don't get me wrong I really like the glock but Since I got the Sig226, I know where my heart belongs...
I find the sig absorbs the recoil a bit better and the trigger is much lighter once in SA mode.

just my 2 cents
hope that helps?

Etienne
 
BC Mike said:
Agreed. Any gun is only as safe as the person controlling it.
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You can't tell me that a backstrap safety doesn't make a gun safer. There is a reason why gun makers put safeties on semi-auto guns. It makes them safer! And by safer, I mean safer in the sense of preventing an accidental discharge.
 
lol Yeah but most ADs happen because somebody is Handling a loaded fire-arm without either know how, or the fact that they have a round chambered... so a Backstrap safety goes out the window anyways... and is not much better than the 'trigger safety' the glockes have

Luke
 
TheGamer### said:
lol Yeah but most ADs happen because somebody is Handling a loaded fire-arm without either know how, or the fact that they have a round chambered... so a Backstrap safety goes out the window anyways... and is not much better than the 'trigger safety' the glockes have

Luke
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For sure. I do like the loaded chamber indicator though.
 
My experience [plenty] with the 40 has been mixed. A light frame, say polymer or aluminum has a nice light weight but with full power loads, the 40 can be difficult to control. And since the standard 40 load uses the 180 grain bullet, there is little advantage over the 45acp, whose bullet is only 20 grains more.
Accuracy with the 40 has not reached the same levels as 45acp or 9mm in my opinion. Most serious PPC shooters don't use 40, but 9mm instead. After many years and different guns in 40, I finally took some good advice and went from 40 down to 9mm.
 
hatman1793 said:
My experience [plenty] with the 40 has been mixed. A light frame, say polymer or aluminum has a nice light weight but with full power loads, the 40 can be difficult to control. And since the standard 40 load uses the 180 grain bullet, there is little advantage over the 45acp, whose bullet is only 20 grains more.
Accuracy with the 40 has not reached the same levels as 45acp or 9mm in my opinion. Most serious PPC shooters don't use 40, but 9mm instead. After many years and different guns in 40, I finally took some good advice and went from 40 down to 9mm.
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Thats very interesting. I generally shoot 9mm, but thought I'd give 40 a try. Anyone else want to comment on hatman1793's thoughts?
 
justin1628 said:
Thats very interesting. I generally shoot 9mm, but thought I'd give 40 a try. Anyone else want to comment on hatman1793's thoughts?
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.40 is as good a caliber as any, in my opinion. Sure, in a light weight polymer gun like Glock 22, it will have a fair amount of snap, but that's to be expected. Besides, you don't have to go the polymer route if you're concerned about recoil. There are a number of all-steel guns that are available in .40, such as Browning Hi-Power, 1911, Sig P226 ST, CZ-75, etc.

I would get a .40 as a first gun, but if you already have a 9mm, go for it.
 
justin1628 said:
Thats very interesting. I generally shoot 9mm, but thought I'd give 40 a try. Anyone else want to comment on hatman1793's thoughts?
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Yeah, I'll chime in...

I've shot litterally thousands of rounds thru a Glock 22 .40 cal. All full house and lots of 180 grain JHP 'duty loads', too. No problem with accuracy on the 'lighter polymer' frame.

Also have shot .40 out of the following: BHP, S&W 4006, Glock 27, and Colt Delta Elite. No problems with the accuracy dept with any of these, either. :eek:

I think a S&W M&P in .40 would be a nice econo pistol for that ctg. While personally I'd lean towards a Glock 22 for a polymer frame pistol.

For steel, I'd go BHP for a double stack or a Colt Delta fitted with a .40 cal barrel if you don't mind a single-stack set-up.
 
I decide that I wanted to get a couple of 40S&W semi-auto's for CCW in the States.

After much deliberation I settled on a Questar supplied G23 with a 4.25" Barsto barrel to make it legal in Canada and a G29 with a 4.25" 10mm and optional 4.25" 40S&W barrel.

Both came with the grooved triggers and I recommend that if you plan on doing a lot of shooting get them switched over to smooth triggers.

I am exceptionally happy with the reliablity and accuracy of both these guns.
 
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