9mm or 40 cal
01-31-2015, 12:18 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 123
Both will work just fine. The 9 is easier to shoot well for most women and is less expensive to shoot as well. The 40 might be a better defensive round but not if you do not shoot it well. I trained police and practice is an important factor, caliber not so much.
01-31-2015, 05:14 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,713
My carry pistol is a S&W M&P40. I had both the full size and the compact and ended up selling the compact as there was no noticable difference to me for concealed carry. Plus the full size had the extra couple of ounces forward that made the gun more controllable. But IMO you should find a handgun that fits you. If you're accurate with it the target on the other end won't know if it was hit by a 9mm or a 40.
01-31-2015, 05:46 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location:
Posts: 5,130
Originally Posted by Redpep
Also, pick the model that fits your hand and especially consider the size of the gun. If its to big you won't carry it.
+1
..............and the one you can shoot the most accurate with !!!
02-01-2015, 09:55 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,872
Originally Posted by Redpep
Don't mess with the SR9C, go buy the SR9S. The trigger on the striker fired model is 10 times better. I compared both and I bought the SR9S. Ruger will probably discontinue the C model in time and only make the S.
- There is no SR9s, and never has been
- The SR9c, like ALL SR9 and SR40 series pistols, are striker fired, and ALWAYS have been
- The trigger on all SR series pistols are the same
- You've confused the SR9c with the LC9 - the LC9 was a DAO recoil assisted hammer-fired pistol, and has now been replaced by the LC9s, a striker fired weapon.
Last edited by Nomercy448; 02-01-2015 at 10:01 AM.
