Sub-Compact 9mm or .40 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

deapee · 10-14-2006, 11:05 PM

I just can't make up my mind. I love my 9mm service and I feel as though I shoot it pretty accurately. I definately want a sub-compact for better concealability for self-defense, but just can't decide on the 9mm vs. the .40.

I've read just about everything out there that there is to read on the subject and I still don't know if I'm convinced the .40 is all that much better than the 9mm.

Of course if I am out hiking or something and a dog or other wild animal comes at me, I'm pretty sure I'd rather shoot it with a .40 than a 9 (well, preferable a .45, but that's not an option for SC).

So anyway, here's a poll.

**XDAndMe** · 10-15-2006, 01:01 AM

9mm!!!!

Apdl · 10-15-2006, 01:09 AM

I also vote the 9mm you would think you get better control with follow up shots

rangemaster · 10-15-2006, 01:21 AM

You just answered your own question...

O.C. 4 U · 10-15-2006, 07:01 AM

If you already have a 9mm service I would say to get a compact 9 to go with it.

**Straight-Shooter** · 10-15-2006, 07:19 AM

Not to form a opinion one way or the other but as another poster said - you just answered your own question. It seems that if you get the 9mm then your not gonna be happy with your choice. I know in the past that if I was leaning one way on something to purchase and decided to go another then eventually I sold it and bought what I originally wanted. Better get the .40cal

coastemac · 10-15-2006, 07:41 AM

Either .40.....40.... or maybe .40 . If you go with one of these you cant really go wrong.

ksa214201 · 10-15-2006, 08:08 AM

Which statement are you more likely to ever make after you've made your purchase?

1) Man, I wish I'd gone with the .40 caliber.
or
2) Man, I wish I'd gone with the 9mm.

And then ask yourself under what circumstances you would make either of those statements. I'm guessing that most people would only make statement 2) when they are buying ammo. Although it could also come up when you need "just one more round."

I've been going over the same question myself. If I'm ever in the position, God forbid, where I am depending on the firearm to save a life, then if 10 rounds of .40 don't do the job for me, then 11 rounds of 9mm probably wouldn't have helped.

coastemac · 10-15-2006, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksa214201

God forbid, where I am depending on the firearm to save a life, then if 10 rounds of .40 don't do the job for me, then 11 rounds of 9mm probably wouldn't have helped.

+1... Thats why for my carry gun, I chose the SC40... and for my IDPA gun (when I can buy it that is...) it will be a sevice sized xd9. 9mm is ideal for target, and rather cheap. .40 is my choice for carry.

thomye · 10-15-2006, 08:27 AM

i said 40 since i have one. i know that they are coming out with 9mm conversion soon which isn't soon enough. i just realized this weekend that the 40 kick much harder than the 9mm. i have a 9 service and i shot both back to back and wow, never realized they were so different.

So, with that said, 40 for the kick but 9 for practicality.

View Poll Results: SC - 9mm vs. .40
9mm	55	47.41%
.40	54	46.55%
Other / Something Else All Together	7	6.03%
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10-14-2006, 11:05 PM	#1
deapee XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 373	Sub-Compact 9mm or .40 I just can't make up my mind. I love my 9mm service and I feel as though I shoot it pretty accurately. I definately want a sub-compact for better concealability for self-defense, but just can't decide on the 9mm vs. the .40. I've read just about everything out there that there is to read on the subject and I still don't know if I'm convinced the .40 is all that much better than the 9mm. Of course if I am out hiking or something and a dog or other wild animal comes at me, I'm pretty sure I'd rather shoot it with a .40 than a 9 (well, preferable a .45, but that's not an option for SC). So anyway, here's a poll. __________________ XD9 service XD9 sub-compact

10-15-2006, 01:09 AM	#3
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,381	I also vote the 9mm you would think you get better control with follow up shots __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win Bushmaster M4A3 EBR Build in progress

10-15-2006, 01:21 AM	#4
rangemaster XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 201	You just answered your own question... __________________ Unload and show clear... http://www.crpcactionpistol.org Rangemaster Clatskanie Rifle & Pistol Club NRA-Certified Pistol Instructor Oregon CHL Instructor

10-15-2006, 07:01 AM	#5
O.C. 4 U XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: BFE, pa Posts: 1,782	If you already have a 9mm service I would say to get a compact 9 to go with it. __________________ Few had nightmares from their duties, and none would ever fall victim to delayed-stress syndrome, because they deemed themselves to be predators, not prey, and lions know no such feelings.--Tom Clancy

10-15-2006, 01:01 AM	#2
XDAndMe XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA, USA Posts: 3,402	9mm!!!!

10-15-2006, 07:19 AM	#6
Straight-Shooter XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 787	Not to form a opinion one way or the other but as another poster said - you just answered your own question. It seems that if you get the 9mm then your not gonna be happy with your choice. I know in the past that if I was leaning one way on something to purchase and decided to go another then eventually I sold it and bought what I originally wanted. Better get the .40cal

10-15-2006, 07:41 AM	#7
coastemac XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Miami Area, Florida Posts: 1,194	Either .40.....40.... or maybe .40 . If you go with one of these you cant really go wrong. __________________ coastemac U.S. Coast Guard Gunnersmate XD Service Dark Earth .45 ACP (new) XD Sub-Compact Bi-Tone .40 cal Savage Model 10 FP (6X-18X 42mm) Marlin Model 336RC 30-30 Marlin Model 17VS .17 HMR Taurus PT-908 9mm Ruger 22/45 .22lr (and a few others...)

10-15-2006, 08:08 AM	#8
ksa214201 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	Which statement are you more likely to ever make after you've made your purchase? 1) Man, I wish I'd gone with the .40 caliber. or 2) Man, I wish I'd gone with the 9mm. And then ask yourself under what circumstances you would make either of those statements. I'm guessing that most people would only make statement 2) when they are buying ammo. Although it could also come up when you need "just one more round." I've been going over the same question myself. If I'm ever in the position, God forbid, where I am depending on the firearm to save a life, then if 10 rounds of .40 don't do the job for me, then 11 rounds of 9mm probably wouldn't have helped.

10-15-2006, 08:27 AM	#10
thomye XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OC, California Posts: 761	i said 40 since i have one. i know that they are coming out with 9mm conversion soon which isn't soon enough. i just realized this weekend that the 40 kick much harder than the 9mm. i have a 9 service and i shot both back to back and wow, never realized they were so different. So, with that said, 40 for the kick but 9 for practicality. __________________ Next XD-45 SC "still waiting" STI 2011

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