9mm vs .40 S&W

[WideLoadTimmy]

Check the rules of whatever Division you want to shoot. I believe that caliber change in a gun like this is not allowed in USPSA Production. Your buddies at a local match may not pay attention to it but if you attend larger matches, the guy at the chrono will notice.

Getting bumped to OPEN for failing to pay attention to the equipment rules can dampen your match expeience, especially if you paid big dollars for match fees, gas and hotel to be there.

This is something I hadn't thought of. Really kind of changes my perspective a bit. I shot my first few matches with an XD-.45acp service model with some light loads a friend made for me. it worked okay but when i tried to shoot factory ammo, I noticed I was slower and had more difficulty getting on target. That's part of why i was looking for a new caliber. I hadn't thought of equipment rules not allowing me to fire a caliber the gun was not manufactured for. Now leaning towards the .40 just because I was told .40 could be loaded to shoot both major and minor. If that's true, it might be more bang for my buck (no pun intended) unless 9mm is THAT much cheaper.

 

[Riich]

Pick your Division, then select your gun & ammo.

Limited - Most shoot some flavor of 2011 in .40. You can get into it with a Glock, XDM or M&P preferably in .40. Something that you can get a 140 mm mag or extenders that will allow you to stuff 19+ rounds.

L-10 - you still want .40 for major scoring but you can add few more guns with lower cap mags to the list.

Production - the economics of 9mm prevails (when the market normlizes again).

Do all 3 divisions gun would be a polymer frame .40 built to meet Production rules plus 3 or more of the extended mags to shoot in Limited.

 

[White Kid]

I think what my son means is you don't have a large area to grasp if want to slingshot the slide.

I had a typo, but that is like the only bad thing since there ain't really a slide to grab onto, but other than that it's great!

 

[White Kid]

Pick your Division, then select your gun & ammo.

Limited - Most shoot some flavor of 2011 in .40. You can get into it with a Glock, XDM or M&P preferably in .40. Something that you can get a 140 mm mag or extenders that will allow you to stuff 19+ rounds.

L-10 - you still want .40 for major scoring but you can add few more guns with lower cap mags to the list.

Production - the economics of 9mm prevails (when the market normlizes again).

Do all 3 divisions gun would be a polymer frame .40 built to meet Production rules plus 3 or more of the extended mags to shoot in Limited.

So you're not able to shoot .40 and be in Production? :\

 

[Spiff]

So you're not able to shoot .40 and be in Production? :\

No, you can shoot .40 in Production just fine, 9mm is cheaper is all. To get .40 down to minor you'll have to reload also.

 

[poopgiggle]

I ran about 1500 rounds of lead bullet loads through mine at TDSA with no cleaning and no issues. They just work.

I also did this exact thing.

E: On topic,

Now leaning towards the .40 just because I was told .40 could be loaded to shoot both major and minor. If that's true, it might be more bang for my buck (no pun intended) unless 9mm is THAT much cheaper.

It sounds like you already reload? Just find a reloading calculator online and figure out what your cost per thousand will be for both 9mm and 40.

E: Just to clarify, 9 will always be cheaper but IDK if it's "THAT much cheaper," as you say.

 

[White Kid]

No, you can shoot .40 in Production just fine, 9mm is cheaper is all. To get .40 down to minor you'll have to reload also.

Ok, I just got confused.
But can't you get lead loads and shoot that in Production (1st I'm gonna try and get a KKM barrel for my Glock 22)?

 

[technetium-99m]

You can shoot all the 40 you want in production. It's just that most factory 40 makes USPSA major PF (has more recoil) so it's not going to be as competitive as a 9mm handgun. Handloaded minor PF 40 works great and shoots very soft. But 9mm will always be cheaper to buy or load, so most of us shoot 9mm in production.

 

[WideLoadTimmy]

I also did this exact thing.

E: On topic,

It sounds like you already reload? Just find a reloading calculator online and figure out what your cost per thousand will be for both 9mm and 40.

E: Just to clarify, 9 will always be cheaper but IDK if it's "THAT much cheaper," as you say.

Learning. My landlord shoots stuff like this and has a reloading bench. Some friends of mine and I get him lead wheel weights for him to have cast and he helps us with reloads. I've been trying to get over there the last 2 weeks to actually get some hands on time with the reloader but something always seems to get in the way.

EDIT: And to clarify, "THAT" much cheaper, I mean, in short order, the cost savings would cover the price of another gun so I could shoot one in Production and one in Limited or so on.