40 S&W vs 9mm

stats alone say everything favours the 40. But the cost of 9 is in its favour for sure. as well, its easier to shoot 9 accurately and comfortably if you are new and shooting factory ammo.

9mm is also availiable everywhere, while .40smith is less so.

being that we can ONLY use our pistols to punch holes in paper or hit steel gongs, the pistol you shoot doesn't have to be very powerful.
 
Yep, 9mm makes it through paper just as easily and cheaper. :)

.40 isn't always the nicest round to shoot a lot of from some guns due to the snappiness of it. I much prefer to shoot 9mm or even .45 in quantity.

Having said that I do enjoy shooting .40 and getting that extra little kick.
 
I'd get the .40 and a Storm Lake 40-9 conversion barrel. This way you can shoot both but if you don't want to spend the extra money, I would go with the 9.
 
I prefer 40 to 9. As a reloader there is very little difference in cost and you can load them down if you feel like milder recoil more like 9mm or load em up for more punch. Clearly the paper doesn't care, but I do...
 
Like has been said, the 40 has no advantage over the 9 in Canada. If you want another gun later with a bigger bang, go for the 45.
But be warned, the 45 is an addictive gun to shoot, my 9's and 40's get neglected now.:)
 
Greenhorse six said:
Don't recall where I heard it,Somebody had a blog about it somewhere,The M&P was designed around the .40 So it suppose to shot it easier/better then other pistols ,most other 9mm that were turned into .40's as an after thought.

If that helps you any.
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The M&P is a light gun. It may have been set up to accept .40 but that doesn't mean it doesn't jump around and kick the shooter like a light gun will always do.

9mm is cheaper so you can shoot more ammo per buck. Here in Canada that's really the only thing that matters.

Now if you're into reloading then that is a whole other cup o' tea. If you compete in the shooting games you can benefit from the heavier bullets in .40S&W to make your power factor with less powder and end up with a gun that could well have less kick than a 9mm loaded with factory ammo.

Even so we're also paying for our bullets used in reloading more or less "by the pound". Heavier is more costly within any product line due to using more lead and more copper. So even with all that you're still looking at around 4 cents per round more money to load .40 vs 9mm.
 
Unless you expect to have to shoot through windshields or other intermediate barriers, the 9mm has the edge. Ammo/components are less expensive, it is easier to shoot well, and is easier on the guns that shoot it.
 
tjhaile said:
Unless you expect to have to shoot through windshields or other intermediate barriers, the 9mm has the edge. Ammo/components are less expensive, it is easier to shoot well, and is easier on the guns that shoot it.
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And if you want to shoot IDPA, the .40S&W will offer you no advantage. If you want to shoot IPSC, there are better choices in .40S&W than the M&P. In the zombie apocalypse, 9mm might be easier to find/scrounge and busts their mushy skulls just as well. Are we missing anything? :)
 
my first pistol was a .40. Its great I like it, but if I were do it again now that I have more experience I would go 9mm. For our sport purposes its cheaper and kills paper just as affectively. Once you get rolling with it you can make the jumpt to a .45 if you want to go bigger. m2c
 
BCRider said:
The M&P is a light gun. It may have been set up to accept .40 but that doesn't mean it doesn't jump around and kick the shooter like a light gun will always do.
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I'm curious if you've tried an M&P40. Mine is very comfortable to shoot, and to me feels less snappy than a Glock 17. Not sure if it's the grip shape or what but it's easy to shoot. The steel sub-frame makes the pistol a bit heavier than a comparable Glock as well--22 oz vs 26 oz.
 
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