POLL absolute fav. round!

[XD40DucheKiller]

which is your absolute favorite handgun round

[jeepinbanditrider]

If you made me choose only one handgun round it would probably be the 9mm. Plentiful, fairly cheap, lots of loads for it, fairly low recoil, high capacity. I'm sure there are other attributes that I'm forgetting.

[malignant messiah]

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

If you made me choose only one handgun round it would probably be the 9mm. Plentiful, fairly cheap, lots of loads for it, fairly low recoil, high capacity. I'm sure there are other attributes that I'm forgetting.

i agree, ive shot some 357 and some 45 pistols and living in Canada with the ammo prices the way they are its more economical to love the 9mil. granted the .22 is cheaper but i like a boom when i go shooting. lol

[cloudstrife]

it's all preference. I like .40 because it is a "potent" round without the kick that the .45 has. It also depends on the gun your firing it through. Imagine firing .45 in subcompact?

[rogerxd45]

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

If you made me choose only one handgun round it would probably be the 9mm. Plentiful, fairly cheap, lots of loads for it, fairly low recoil, high capacity. I'm sure there are other attributes that I'm forgetting.

dont forget that your 3 year old daughter can shoot it
jk i like the 9mm

but i really like the 40
its just the perfect balance between the 9mm and 45


i have a 45 and 40 service and i almost allways carry the 40 over the 45

[rogerxd45]

and if you can edit your poll you should add a 10mm in there

[XD40DucheKiller]

Originally Posted by rogerxd45

and if you can edit your poll you should add a 10mm in there

its to my understanding...and i may be wrong....but the 10mm was developed when they were looking for that perfect balance between a 9 and 45. they were unhappy with it and later developed the .40. which was considered a better round. i didnt even think about it.

i cant remember where i read this..but i thought that it was like the FBI or somethin doing the developing...if there is a shred of truth to this cool...if its not real then i guess you just cant trust what you read on the internet.

either way i love the .40 its my favorite...federal has charts out(i cant find it right now) of foot pounds of pressure at certain distances and velocity and knockdown power and drop between all handgun calibers at like 25 50 and 75 yards...and the .40 by far is the superior round. you can just see soooooo many of the .40 benefits. i love it

[XD40DucheKiller]

here is remingtons

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/resou...ballistics.pdf

the .40 is just a superior round.

(dont get all mad its just my opinion...and it happens to be backed up alot by statistics)

[XD40DucheKiller]

velocity(ft/sec) *Energy(ft/lbs) *midrangetrajectory

Muzzle 50yrd 100yrd *Muzzle 50yrd 100yrd *50yrd 100yrd BL

9mm jack hollow point

1155 1047 971 *341 280 241 *.9" 3.9" 4"

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.40 jack hollow point

1205 1095 1017 *499 413 356 *.8" 3.6" 4"

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.45auto jack hollo point

1000 939 889 *411 362 324 *1.1" 4.9" 5"



i hope you all can understand my little table. i picked the same style round(the first type of jacketed hollow points) from remingtons table and its just so obvious...the .40 is unstoppable.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Gotta 2 year old son sorry.

Pretty much any handgun round is a matter of personal preference.