MachineHead
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G22 pweebans make a KelTec Sub2K .40 very happy.
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This thread was not originally intended to be a debate of 9 vs 40 vs 45 caliber, it was about the way that the 40 is trending, which appears to be straight down.
About the only centerfire caliber that I can think of that is probably on its death bed is .45 GAP. Even 10mm Auto and .357 Sig are wayyyyy easier to get than that shit is... .45 GAP is bordering on extinct.
Food for thought: You can find .50 BMG at walmart but not .45 GAP. That should kinda tell you something.
-Mike
What about 41 AE? Is it dead? Maybe 41 Magnum will stage a comeback?
I never thought about it much. I carry a Glock 27 because I really like it. I figure it will probably get the job done if it was ever needed. I suppose I could carry a G26, but I have a 27. Recently I have bought a few thousand rounds of various .40 from different sellers in the NES classified section at incredibly reasonable prices. I own a fair number of handguns in a variety of calibers and they all seem to go bang when I pull the trigger. I reckon the .40 Glock 27 is about as good as any. This ain't rocket science.
I would go with 9mm. Because at 300 yards it only drops 116 inches and the .40 drops 120 inches. I don't want to hold that high.
40 will be dead when I can purchase a S&W M&P 10MM. (I would be the first in the list for one of them).
The nice think with 40 is it and 10mm use the same dies for reloading.
Keep dreaming. S&W doesn't even make .357 Sigs anymore nevermind 10mm.
-Mike
I will continue to wait for one. I don't understand why they got rid of the .357 Sig.
S&W swings that way. It's like how quick they released the sport iiEver notice the SIG will label pistols as .40 S&W, but S&W labels their pistols as .357 Auto? Or did when they made them.
What about 41 AE? Is it dead? Maybe 41 Magnum will stage a comeback?
Those are pretty obscure.... might actually be tougher to get that stuff than .45 GAP is.
-Mike
41 mag actually seems like a cool round to me41AE is pushing up daisies , but 41 mag is more common than 45 GAP. Mostly because 41 mag owners are a bunch of fanatics who won't listen to reason, relexively buying all of it any time it shows up.
That's how I get mine, anyway.
If things got really bad and you just couldn't find ammo, can't most 40s be converted to a 9mm with just a barrel and mag swap.
Dean