9mm or 40 cal

[huntersluck]

Preference if you had to chose between the 2

 

[Railroader]

9mm due to availability.

As long as humans walk this earth there will be some ammo somewhere not too far away...

 

[Gav-n-Tn]

If money’s no object, 40. Even better, 357 Sig

 

[ucfireman]

I bought 40 got 3 because I wanted more power than the 9, but now 20 years later, 9 is cheaper and more available.
If I was buying new now, it would be 9.

 

[tucker80]

40

 

[ryanh487]

9mm is the police and military caliber so I have 9mm glocks. If I was going to get a truck gun, I'd grab a .40 as well since .40 gets better penetration through vehicles and less deflection through windshields.

 

[NCHillbilly]

I own both. I carry the .40 every day.

 

[The Original Rooster]

The weaknesses of the 9mm of the 80's that brought about the .40 have been addressed with the better technology of the bullets today. I'd go with the 9mm now because of that and the fact it's easy to find all over the world.

 

[Buford_Dawg]

9mm

 

[Mark R]

I have both . if i had to pick one it wood be the 9 . I even bought a conversion barrel for a smith

 

[huntersluck]

I'm not going to brand bash on here but not real happy with quality of the 9 I have had for about 3 years or so. I was going to buy another 9 or 40 , I am leaning toward the 40.

 

[Lilly001]

I’ve got both 9 and 40.
I usually carry .45.
I also, occasionally, carry both 9 and 40. I am lucky enough to have several of each and several other “carry” handguns.
It’s really a matter of the application. Both 9 and 40 are adequate.

 

[Jim Baker]

Every semi-auto firearm I own except for a few .22s and shotguns are 9mm. Rifles and pistols. Much for the same reasons already given. Ammo availability and costs All pistols are the same model and all the rifles are the same model to make transitioning from one weapon to next fluid. If I have to change from one weapon to another all the controls are in the same place.

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[tcward]

9 all day…

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

Most all Law Enforcement agencies in SC have went back to 9 mm. I was told there was very little difference in performance but a large different in price per case. The SCHP may be different in their way of thinking. It also seems a little easier on the people who suffer from the “ weenie wrists “. 6 of one kind 1/2 dozen of the other.

 

[Gator89]

One of every caliber available!

 

[4HAND]

I have both.
Prefer 9mm.

 

[Blast]

Shoot both and get whatever you are more accurate and comfortable with. Shot placement is more important than size. I prefer 9mm. I have owned both and carried both professionally and personally.

 

[snookdoctor]

I retired from a top ranking Sheriff's office in Florida.
I can tell you that their official carry policy progression, after they made semi-autos mandatory in the mid 90's, went like this:
-9mm, 357sig, 45cal, you buy, your choice.
-9mm office owned only.
-40cal office owned only.
-9mm office owned only.
-5.7 FN office owned only.
-9mm office owned only.

They keep coming back to the 9mm after flirting with other calibers.

 

[GeorgiaGlockMan]

I bought 40 got 3 because I wanted more power than the 9, but now 20 years later, 9 is cheaper and more available.
If I was buying new now, it would be 9.

I was in the same boat when I started to ccw almost 30 years ago.

The cops were all carrying 40sw and the police shooting league i was in gave "magnum" credit for 40sw.

These days I shoot alot of 9mm. I do not feel undergunned at all. It hits exactly where I aim.