Will somone either loan me three hundred bucks or talk me out of the M&P 40s that are out there.

[sousana]

I LMAO hearing people whine about the .40SW recoil.
I started out carrying when most people still carried revolvers.
It was a S&W Model 19 .357 Magnum 4" barrel.

Lol, recoil is a hot 454 out of my 2" Alaskan or a hot 500 from a 4" s&w 500

 

[Dave Haynes]

My only complaint with the 40 is I keep picking up the brass when I shoot 45s...

 

[Echo40]

The M&P40 police trade-ins represent an outstanding value. You're getting a top quality semiautomatic pistol chambered in a cartridge which is statistically more powerful than 9mm and even standard pressure .45 ACP at a fraction of the price.

.40 S&W is an awesome cartridge which just has a bit too much recoil for some folks and costs just a bit too much per round for bean-counting bureaucrats. So it isn't popular anymore and the haters love to remind everyone at every available opportunity that "9mm is just as good with modern technology because the FBI says so!" Great, not sure how that makes .40 S&W a bad cartridge exactly, but there you go.

 

[jimmyj]

Received my CDNN $199.99 S&W M&P .40 this P.M.
Condition is 99%. Came in a cardboard box with one 15 round magazine.

 

[toddstang]

Received my CDNN $199.99 S&W M&P .40 this P.M.
Condition is 99%. Came in a cardboard box with one 15 round magazine.

Congrats on the awesome pistol!

 

[Tabby Lynn]

The M&P40 police trade-ins represent an outstanding value. You're getting a top quality semiautomatic pistol chambered in a cartridge which is statistically more powerful than 9mm and even standard pressure .45 ACP at a fraction of the price.

.40 S&W is an awesome cartridge which just has a bit too much recoil for some folks and costs just a bit too much per round for bean-counting bureaucrats. So it isn't popular anymore and the haters love to remind everyone at every available opportunity that "9mm is just as good with modern technology because the FBI says so!" Great, not sure how that makes .40 S&W a bad cartridge exactly, but there you go.

It's not a great cartridge, mostly because of the recoil and cost of ammo. I didn't much care for mine since it did not meet my accuracy standards either. It's possible that changing the barrel might have cured that problem, but wasn't interested in spending any more on it due to the other issues. If it was all that I had would I throw it away? Nah

 

[toddstang]

It's not a great cartridge, mostly because of the recoil and cost of ammo. I didn't much care for mine since it did not meet my accuracy standards either. It's possible that changing the barrel might have cured that problem, but wasn't interested in spending any more on it due to the other issues. If it was all that I had would I throw it away? Nah

Your opinion on recoil is just your opinion.
As posted, women and not so masculine men, struggle with 40, 10mm and up.
The price difference is only a few dollars difference per box.
Your accuracy standards are a matter of opinion also.

 

[Tabby Lynn]

Your opinion on recoil is just your opinion.
As posted, women and not so masculine men, struggle with 40, 10mm and up.
The price difference is only a few dollars difference per box.
Your accuracy standards are a matter of opinion also.

You are absolutely correct, opinions are an individual thing. Us women and as you so stated, not so masculine men much prefer to be able to place bullets exactly where we want them to go, time after time. Of course He Men like you much prefer to punish yourself and hopefully if you are lucky, the bullet goes where you want it to go after suffering through several heavy recoils. Good luck to you and your, He Man brethren.

 

[eclayton]

It's not a great cartridge, mostly because of the recoil and cost of ammo. I didn't much care for mine since it did not meet my accuracy standards either. It's possible that changing the barrel might have cured that problem, but wasn't interested in spending any more on it due to the other issues. If it was all that I had would I throw it away? Nah

If you cannot handle the recoil of .40 S&W, that's perfectly fine, but it's a "you problem," not a .40 S&W problem. Doesn't mean you're wrong to choose something else, just maybe not qualified to give general advice on the merits of the cartridge. Many of us have no problem with the recoil, and the used M&P40s the OP asked about are great pistols at a great price.

 

[toddstang]

You are absolutely correct, opinions are an individual thing. Us women and as you so stated, not so masculine men much prefer to be able to place bullets exactly where we want them to go, time after time. Of course He Men like you much prefer to punish yourself and hopefully if you are lucky, the bullet goes where you want it to go after suffering through several heavy recoils. Good luck to you and your, He Man brethren.

Far from a He Man. But also far from skinny jeans and a man bun.
BTW, my wife and daughter have no problems shooting 12 bowling pins off the target stand with any of our 40's. Not one complaint about recoil. We'll, until we break out the S&W 686P, then it gets spicy.