franzas
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sell .40, buy 10mm.
JMHO
JMHO
I only intend to shoot full power ammunition in this gun. I have no plans to load any bullseye ammunition for it. With full power factory ammunition it was completely reliable with the 22lb. spring. If for some unforeseen reason I decide to shoot it in the centerfire match of a 2700, I can always put the OEM spring back in.
Wow, that really helps.![]()
Then that takes me out of double column magazines. There's no double column magazine 10mm that feels good in my hands.sell .40, buy 10mm.
JMHO
My first experience firing a 40S&W handgun was at the urging of a friend on an indoor range with his new P99 and (very!) hot hand loads. I had heard the 40 was "snappy" but the level of bark, flash and muzzle flip was actually surprising.
I shot a friends Walther P99 .40 and I couldn't believe the muzzle flip. The gun almost twisted out of my hand the first time, and after every shot the muzzle was pointing at the sky. That was the problem with .40s when they first came out, the manufacturers just re-chambered existing 9m/m guns without much engineering put into the design. Once they started building well engineered guns that were designed from scratch for the .40 a lot of the snappy recoil went away.
That was especially the case with the first TZ-40s that came out. I advised a friend to buy a Glock 22. Instead he bought a TZ.I shot a friends Walther P99 .40 and I couldn't believe the muzzle flip. The gun almost twisted out of my hand the first time, and after every shot the muzzle was pointing at the sky. That was the problem with .40s when they first came out, the manufacturers just re-chambered existing 9m/m guns without much engineering put into the design. Once they started building well engineered guns that were designed from scratch for the .40 a lot of the snappy recoil went away.
While I don't rule out the M&P, I'm somewhat leery of the hinged trigger. I prefer the Glock style trigger safety.try a S&W M&P as well. you'll find the grip angle and high hand position helps with recoil as well.
perhaps the same mods to an M&P might be even better.....