For the past 40 years I was most interested in .357 Magnum and .40 S&W. Now, with carry permits a real possibility in New Jersey, I am most interested in 9mm. A sign of growing older?
Is 9mm a sign of growing older?
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Well, it's cheaper snd more plentiful than other calibers, so I'd call it practical.
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End of the line is the Raven Arms 25 ACP.
Not because you are old it's just that when you are older you have been subjected to many more years of how great they are and how light they are and how small they are that gets you to the point that you will buy one. It happened to me last spring and it's growing on me but it is not a pocket gun. I have a pocket holster and it will fit in my pocket but I would not be able to get it out of my pocket in a reasonable time so it's belt gun.
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Looking back, something I try not to do, I would have skipped the three .40 S&W's in favor of 9mm guns. I am still pleased with my two vintage guns, one in .44 Special and one in .45 ACP. On the other hand, my two .38 Special J frames do not see much range time as I do not shoot them as well as my other guns and .38 Special is currently relatively pricey.
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At the beginning of the pandemic I bought two Taurus G2C's a bunch of mags and ten boxes of ammo. Basically the poly guns where all anyone seemed to have in stock. Never been a fan of the 9mm but I don't regret owning what is the most popular cartridge and gun combo meaning the Poly guns.
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With the much more effective 9mm factory rounds available I have less interest in the 40 S&W. The factory loads for 40 seemingly never did pay that much attention to recoil reduction vs down range effect. The two big "real" centerfire two legged tamers are now the .45 ACP and 9mm, both in their better LE or civilian self defense factory loads. Finally the .380 Auto, in a few loads, is close to the 9mm and perhaps good enough for close work up against softer targets. The .38 Spl is still the same, equal to the 9mm with the right loads. The .357 Mag will put 'em down at the cost of pretty heavy recoil.
I'll shoot all of 'em, except I limit myself to 200 rd of .45 ACP so my hands aren't tingly the next day.
I'll shoot all of 'em, except I limit myself to 200 rd of .45 ACP so my hands aren't tingly the next day.
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I'm not a 9mm fan, but the ammo is plentiful right now, and less expensive than anything but .22LR. Coupled with that is the proliferation of high capacity micro pistols.
Older, yeah. There was no Shield or P365 twenty or thirty years ago. But that said, the .357 Magnum is as good as ever if you want to lug one around. Ditto the .40 SW.
bushmaster1313;141524889 I am most interested in 9mm. A sign of growing older?[/QUOTE said:Senility, Dementia?Larry
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I was a 38 Spl. SD guy all my life. Over the last decade the ammo company's have been burning the midnight oil and their efforts have really paid off! They have brought the 9mm to a new level and imho pretty much surpassed the 38 spl's performance from short barreled guns. Not only that, but the 9mm is a pistol cartridge and most pistols these days hold a lot more than a 5 shot J Frame does in a small and convenient package.
In the past I never was a fan of 9mm. Bought a Ruger P89 years ago, but never warmed up to it much. I bought and still have my S&W 6906, but never shot it more than a few times.
Then I laid hands on a P365, and fell in love with it.
Now I have 3 handguns, and 3 SBR's chambered in 9mm.
Then I laid hands on a P365, and fell in love with it.
Now I have 3 handguns, and 3 SBR's chambered in 9mm.
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I've gone from favoring 1911's to a PT92. Recoil sucks once you get past 60 years old.
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I'll stay with my "J" frame .38 Spec. I tried a 9 m/m years ago before most of the people that extol the virtues of the 9 m/m were not even a gleam in their dads eyes and it didn't impress me. I reload so my cost for .38 Spec. is ok and I don't need to chase brass and in my opinion a hard cast SWC .38 Spec. bullet is a good all around bullet and it can be loaded mild or wild.
I'm now one of the old people that I used to hear say that they were "sot in their ways". Larry
I'm now one of the old people that I used to hear say that they were "sot in their ways".
Larry
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Good thing about a Glock 26 is it don't kick real bad.
