tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post920325261424395267..comments2024-03-28T17:41:34.315-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : .40 Short & WeakComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-58979786375727669992016-02-21T10:00:29.367-05:002016-02-21T10:00:29.367-05:00In 2001, I purchased two S&W 4044 in .40 Smith...In 2001, I purchased two S&W 4044 in .40 Smith. For $150 ea. LEO trade ins. Sweet shooting large frame guns, apparently indestructible. Best LEO trades of all time though was when Ohio SP traded ALL of their 870 shotguns in for Bennelli, or some crap. $100 apiece.<br />Bigcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381623184295467324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-17628423551688703772016-02-17T22:26:31.806-05:002016-02-17T22:26:31.806-05:00I always felt the forty slow and weak was a gun lo...I always felt the forty slow and weak was a gun looking for a role. I loved my 10mm Auto, Gen 1 Glock, but it's lack of positive safety drove me to sell it off for a XD .45 with a slide lock safety bonus. The 10mm Auto is a great round in it's full power load, but out of anything smaller than a full-sized pistol, a little too rough. Of course, full power Norma or Corbon rounds on an indoor range did generate a shit-load of looks and about 3-4 feet of flame!CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-17372555542302796992016-02-17T22:21:48.121-05:002016-02-17T22:21:48.121-05:00Maybe not "mass" but when I surf the pla...Maybe not "mass" but when I surf the places that have agency trade-in guns, they seem to be almost all .40s.<br /><br />I can understand why the Feebies would switch, but most of their agents are paper-pushers. They'd do just as well with a S&W M&P in .22LR.<br /><br />The budgeteers want the switch because 9mm ammo is cheaper and the guns last longer. Training is easier. Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-8066431393214327782016-02-17T21:23:38.852-05:002016-02-17T21:23:38.852-05:00Most law enforcement agencies are already carrying...Most law enforcement agencies are already carrying 9's though, because even the .40S&W was too vigorous for some of the weenies they're recruiting nowadays. So sure, we can probably get some well used former Feeb .40 S&W's at auctions, but I don't see the mass sell-offs that we saw when the .38's were sold to buy 9mm's and the .357's were sold to buy .40 S&W's. <br />BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-30431636311200860722016-02-16T17:03:00.507-05:002016-02-16T17:03:00.507-05:00I like my 229 40, a 226 would make a nice addition...I like my 229 40, a 226 would make a nice addition to the collection. I do think Iwould like it in 9 though. My only 9 is a old S&W 39-2. Not a gun I really want to use for everyday carry. Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.com