any reason to have a 9 and a 40 ?

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I reload both have both guns, I have to carry and quail with a .40 so I was
thinking why should I not just keep and stock up one of the calibers,
can get nerve racking sometimes at the range with both ammo and platforms out with the family to easy to get ammo crossed up ! was thinking if not better off with getting a matching set so same ammo and mags. Seems like
a better idea in an emergency just in case senerio to be able to have hand
guns in house that can swap mags and ammo between me, wife, family.
anyone think this way to.
Thanks all
 
JO JO said:
I was thinking why should I not just keep and stock up one of the calibers, can get nerve racking sometimes at the range with both ammo and platforms out with the family to easy to get ammo crossed up ! was thinking if not better off with getting a matching set so same ammo and mags. Seems like a better idea in an emergency just in case senerio to be able to have handguns in house that can swap mags and ammo between me, wife, family. anyone think this way to.
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Yes. We have G22, G27 and G17. Like 'em all but the G17 and 9mm magazines (marked on the bases with masking tape to help identify at the range) get put up after the range session. In any emergency, all the magazines out and available are 40S&W mags for G22 so there won't be any mistake. G22 mags work fine in G27 and we practice shooting G27 with the longer mags. I also have the M&P45/Sig 1911 handy but they use metal magazines that are distinguishable from Glock mags.

I have 40-9 conversion barrels for G22/G27 and enjoy shooting both 40S&W and 9mm rounds out of them. If you have 40S&W Glock/M&P, then 9mm conversion barrel options are available so you can shoot both calibers out of one pistol.
 
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I shoot a lot of .40 as its what I am given to carry and qual with not a choice, so I
keep my personal the same good for muscle memory and practice on my own or with friends practice,practice = better,better, anyway thinking 1 semi auto handgun platform
for simpleness and practicallity, have wheelguns,shotguns,rifles but thinking of the defensive handgun/carry set up. keeping it same caliber and mags just thinking ?
dont want a caliber debate everything has pros and cons.
 
JO JO said:
I shoot a lot of .40 as its what I am given to carry and qual with not a choice, so I keep my personal the same good for muscle memory and practice on my own or with friends practice,practice = better
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You know what they say about a man with only one gun? :D
 
I had 9mm,40S&W, and 45acp to reload for....I did away with the 40, as reloading cost was almost the same as the superior 45:D

Ya gotta had a 9mm!
 
I reload, so don't want to get into too many calibers that overlap, although I have. :rolleyes:

Having several pistols in 9MM, and .45 ACP, I see no need for the .40, and really don't like shooting it all that much either.
 
Some of those little pocket nine's look kinda promising for CC, dont know if I would wanna shoot a .40 outa that small a package, the nine would be hard enough to handle.
 
The .40 was the market's response to the hicap mag ban, but also an opportunity for gun makers to sell the lastest and "greatest" to law enforcement, to promote more sales. And it WORKED.
 
I like my .40 SW , its what i carry when out with the family. The 9mm stays at the bedside for nighttime duty.
 
40 nine

I shoot a lot of .40 as its what I am given to carry and qual with not a choice, so I keep my personal the same good for muscle memory and practice on my own or with friends practice,practice = better,better, anyway thinking 1 semi auto handgun platform for simpleness and practicallity
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This seems like a perfectly logical decision on your part based on your situation. If family members are recoil sensitive to the 40 you could always go for more separation between calibers...like 22mag and 40 for example.
 
If the main concern is at the range with the family, fearing they might load 9mm into a .40, then take steps to eliminate that possibility.

Either shoot one caliber at a time, or mark guns and mags. I take red nail polish to mark my .40 caliber Glock base plates on the sides with a couple dots.
 
David E said:
If the main concern is at the range with the family, fearing they might load 9mm into a .40, then take steps to eliminate that possibility.

Either shoot one caliber at a time, or mark guns and mags. I take red nail polish to mark my .40 caliber Glock base plates on the sides with a couple dots.
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Seen it done enough to tell you it dont hurt a thing;)
 
JDGray said:
Seen it done enough to tell you it dont hurt a thing;)
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Perhaps.......but it's stupid to do.

I could see a 9mm jarring free of the .40 extractor and going forward into the barrel. The next round fired, be it 9mm or .40 is going to be very interesting.
 
I've got 9mm and .45ACP carry pieces, so I've never felt the need for something in between thaqt would justify buying and reloading for a new calibre. There aren't any .40 pistols that offer any advantage over what I've already got.
 
Been there, done that, "once"

Seen it done enough to tell you it dont hurt a thing
Perhaps.......but it's stupid to do.

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I could see a 9mm jarring free of the .40 extractor and going forward into the barrel. The next round fired, be it 9mm or .40 is going to be very interesting.
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It happened to me, once, where I somehow (brain fart) loaded my P229/40's mag with 9mm..

You can't mistake the very different sound (a very low pop, like a silencer) along with the slide didn't cycle and the splash target I had up at 18ft didn't splash.. :uhoh: and I knew something wasn't right and I thought "squib", so I took the slide off and, carefully looked but it was clean, no bullet, so I put it back on and took another shot, thinking it was just a dud of a bullet and the same thing.. :scrutiny:

After chking the barrel again, even though I saw a splash, the second time, I then just thought, and chked, mag and bullets, and :eek: yep, 40cal mag loaded up with 9mm..

Bottom line -

1. You will, should, hear a big difference as described above

2. Your slide will not clycle out the 9mm round

3. As your bullet tumbles with the barrel, your shots accuracy won't be there..

4. Don't trust your round count, as in CA. with 10 round limits, I just stopped at 10 rounds - But after, I chked and the 10 round mags will hold, IIRC 12 9mm..

No harm no foul IF you catch it early and visualize each mag as 40's look quite different than 9mms, flat heads vs Cone heads..

Luck, IF you continue past the first round as anything, barrel damage, or worse, don't want to know..

SOUND difference is the KEY and can't or shouldn't be missed..

CHECK and verify when IN doubt


Ls
 
David E said:
Perhaps.......but it's stupid to do.

I could see a 9mm jarring free of the .40 extractor and going forward into the barrel. The next round fired, be it 9mm or .40 is going to be very interesting.
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Yeah..... wasn't suggesting to do it:rolleyes:

Not a good reason to not take a 9mm to the range if your taking a 40S&W, is all i'm saying. The bullet falls out of the barrel, without leaving a mark on it. You say its stupid to do? Maybe thats why I've only seen it done by Cops!!:D
 
I have lots of both, and reload for both as well. I'm probably a bit more drawn towards a .40 's. I personally feel the .40's are more comfortable to shoot. I have 9mm's and .40's of the same models and size, and the .40's don't seem to produce as much snap and muzzle flip.
 
In USPSA competition, the .40 rules Limited Division, while the 9mm rules Production.

But you can always load the .40 down so it'll have less recoil than the 9mm if you want to kick butt in Production.

If I had to pick one semi-auto round that does the most for me, it'd be extremely difficult to bypass the .40
 
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