40 caliber semi automatic pistols

JohnnieBoy · #51 04-11-2020, 12:41 PM

I own 3 .40's, love em all. Here's my Cerakoted HK USPc, slide in tungsten battleworn and barrel in bronze.

P.S. I don't own a 9...

okiegtrider · #52 04-11-2020, 01:02 PM

Wow bc1023 fascinating collection you have there. Some real rare birds there. Two Bren Tens! Almost never see one, let alone two.

Like some, unlike some others, I like the .40 and carry it daily. Here's mine.

BillyMagg · #53 04-11-2020, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bc1023

Since we have threads for most other automatics, I figured to start this one. I'll freely admit that I'm not a big fan of 40S&W, but I do own a few. I used to shoot 10mm often in my younger days, but got rid of most of them.

Here are my 40 caliber pistols (40S&W and 10mm). All range from fairly rare to nearly impossible to find.

Sphinx AT2000S - The finest pistol in this post

Beretta 96 Steel I - In my opinion, the finest pistols Beretta ever built

Bernardelli Practical VB - Rare Italian race gun

Sig P229 Sport - All steel and comped

CZ 75 Champion - Incredible trigger and accuracy

Smith & Wesson Comp 40 - Only 150 made. A Lew Horton Performance Center pistol

Here are the only two 10mms I still own. Kept them for cool factor, but I don't shoot them.

Bren Ten Standard Model - Miami Vice

Bren Ten Special Forces Light - One of only 75 made

At any rate, those are mine. Let's see yours!

Thanks

That's terrible, you should send me that .40 Sphinx, just for the emotional trauma, I have just endured, because I'll probably NEVER have ONE!

I loved the old AT-84, even more beautiful after they became a Sphinx, Sphinxes???, anyway, I'll pm you my address!

I've quit clicking on these types of very bad posts just for this reason, when you stated you didn't like .40, (that's NOT true!), I thought, oh what da heck???

billy

7tenz · #54 04-12-2020, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bc1023

Thanks

Yeah not sure. I certainly didn’t intend this thread to be a caliber war.

Good luck with that.

I'm more forgiving of the .40 than I used to be. After getting into the 10mm craze early I hated the 40 when it first came out, but still had to get one. Then a second. One is a S&W 411 and then a Glock 22. I converted the G22 to 357 sig and it became a favorite up with the 10mm. Got a Sig 239 in 357 and 2 years ago a 239 in .40 which I converted to 357.

The 40 ammo has improved a lot, just like other calibers in the last 15 years or so. I don't shoot my 411 at all any more but I keep factory Hornady Critical Defense in it. I don't reload so ka-booms aren't a concern of mine.

Hair Trigger · #55 04-17-2020, 10:01 PM

I like .40's, but only have one. I tend not to collect many examples of one caliber; I prefer one example in many calibers. My .40 is a Ruger SR40C, it's a regular EDC if I need more concealability than my preferred carry, a 1911. Of course, the 1911 I carry is a 10mm, and it's also a Ruger.

CCantu357 · #56 04-22-2020, 07:32 AM

The best thing about the .40 S&W round is that, no matter what one's view on the it, it is a good round. Pretty much any good JHP seems to show good performance, even older loads. 9mm and even some .45 loads have been improved over time to get to that consistent performance. The .40 might not be perfect, but one cannot also go wrong with one.

The .38-40, the .41 Magnum police load, the 10mm FBI load, 185 grain .45s and even the 9mm 147 grain seem to be after the same goal: a heaver bullet moving at around 1000 to 1100 fps. There seems to pattern there.

Mortimer94 · #57 04-22-2020, 09:37 PM

Sig 229r 40S&W

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