.40 vs 9mm

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Hey all. I'm new to these forums. I am a LEO and am going to be picking up a personal pistol this year sometime. I am likely going with either the glock 17 or 22. I am familiar with the 22 from work, and would like to stay with that because the more practice I get with it the better. Having said that, I have heard that 9mm rounds are quite a bit cheaper.

I was wondering if anyone on here could lend their experience to this and let me know if there is much of a cost difference with one vs the other? Could you perhaps give me an idea of the costs of a box of .40 s&w vs a box of 9mm?

Ultimately I supposed that if I end up shooting a ton that I should look into reloading.
 
9mm is cheaper and stopping power means nothing when you're shooting at paper. Also there's nothing wrong with getting a .22 conversion kit and a brick of ammo. Lots of fun for very little money.
 
Prices will depend on where you are at.
But in general one may expect a box of 9mm cost $16 and .40s&w - $22 or more.
 
it completely depends where/how much you buy,what grain... but its going to be roughly a 2$-5$ difference per box (50 rounds).
 
How much cheaper is it? I would love to know if there is somewhere where I could check on the difference between say 100 40 s/w rounds and 100 9mm rounds (in canadian funds).

I am not really concerned with stopping power per se. It's just that I use a 22 for work purposes and figure it might be a good thing to continue to practice with one as much as possible. But the 17 would be something different, which is also good.

I suppose if I get the gear to do it then reloading will save me a ton of cash in either case, but I don't want to jump off the deep end right away.
 
people normally buy ammo in quantities of 50 , 500 , 1000 (cases) just go to one of the dealers sights and check out their prices, because again the price changes a lot depending on what kind of 9mm and what kind of .40s&w. ie the grain, jacketed, hollowpoint... If you looking for the cheapest route as most people are go with remanufactured ammo. check out www.theammosource.com they sell it but they have a hard time keeping it in stock.

I think the best thing for you to do would be to get a 22, and a conversion barrel to 9mm the savings in ammo would pay for it very fast and then you would get the best of both worlds practice with the platform you use and cheaper ammo.
 
Yeah the 22 with the conversion barrel sounds like a good route to go. Thanks for the link as well. I was toying with the idea of the 35 for a bit but figure I'll just get what I work with. Do you folks have some more links to sites that sell ammo, in particular in Ontario?
 
Question for you guys: I have shot the 22 quite a bit, but have never shot a 17 or any 9mm for that matter. Is there much of a difference in the way the gun feels/behaves?
 
kingdarb said:
Question for you guys: I have shot the 22 quite a bit, but have never shot a 17 or any 9mm for that matter. Is there much of a difference in the way the gun feels/behaves?
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i have a 17 and have shot a 22 and dont find any real difference between the 2 of them
 
The G22 has a bit more muzzle flip and recoil. The difference is especially noticable when you shoot one and then the other right away. With the G17, espcially when I use a very firm grip, there is very little muzzle flip (to the point that some people may think I'm shooting a .22). Hope that helps. BTW, if given the choice, get a G22. Its a lot more versatile - you can get a 9mm barrel conversion and even a .357 Sig (a truly awesome round). With the G17, there is no possibility of shooting other calibres, except maybe .22 if you can find a conversion kit
 
Cool thanks again for the input. Think I will stick with the 22. BTW, I meant to say how does a Glock 22 behave vs a Glock 17; I didn't mean how does a .22 round behave vs a .9mm round. Sorry for the confusion.
 
i would get a .40 s&w for the simple fact that you use one on the job.
also,i would start saving up the brass.volunteer to sweep up the range @ work and keep the brass (as long as it's legal considering your job).:)
get a .22 caliber conversion kit so you can shoot cheaper.

if you plan to shoot lots,get into reloading(hence saving up the brass).

p.s. lead bullets are cheaper to load than copper jacketed,but,the rifling on a glock(polygonal) are not great to use with lead.you need an aftermarket barrel (wolf) for that...
 
Get the G22, You can always get a 9mm conversion bbl for the .40, But you will always shoot 9mms from the G17. The guns have the same feeling otherwise.
 
There isn't much difference between the 9 and 40, it feels a little different but not much.

Personally I wouldn't buy a conversion kit, for a similar amount of money you can buy a Ruger mk3, sure it dosen't resemble a Glock in any way but two guns are better than one.
 
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