.40 S&W dead - yes or no

[markman]

Personally, I don't think it's a bad thing either, especially with ball ammo. In that situation I probably would carry a 45. But I have never been in a position where I've had to carry just ball ammo. But I also don't understand why if a person wants to carry a 9mm with modern JHP ammo, that's a bad thing.

I just don't get why wanting a bigger hole is a bad thing?

[Mike_usn_ret]

Why do I have 9mm guns?.....cheaper ammo = more range time. Actually i went from 45 cal 1911 firearms to help give me more and less painful shooting time due to arthritis and carpal tunnel. .....and yes it is cheaper too.

[Barth]

IMHO any service caliber will serve you well.
Carry what you shoot the best

[Barth]

Personally, I don't think it's a bad thing either, especially with ball ammo. In that situation I probably would carry a 45. But I have never been in a position where I've had to carry just ball ammo. But I also don't understand why if a person wants to carry a 9mm with modern JHP ammo, that's a bad thing.

Any Service Caliber will serve you well (High Tech JHP: HST, Ranger-T or GDHP).
Carry what you shoot the best.
That's the way it is...

[ltxi]

Beretta Minx with std pressure ammunition. Tried a Jetfire, but it was too hot for me to handle.

[Barth]

Beretta Minx with std pressure ammunition. Tried a Jetfire, but it was too hot for me to handle.

Try Federal HST Micro

[ltxi]

Try Federal HST Micro

It don't appear to be available in .22 short.

[Bawanna]

It don't appear to be available in .22 short.

If you run short on shorts, let me know, I got's some around here. Use em for vermin and such, two legged and 4 legged.

[gale155]

The sane part of my brain is making the same argument.

With the hardware I have now, I'm already well-equipped for the zombie apocalypse anyway. And I've got just about every carry condition covered, too. Which really just leaves collecting and shooting...and if that ammo is expensive, the latter probably isn't an option anyway.

The crazy gun zealot part of my brain keeps telling me how much fun it would be to own that toy!

I hate to stimulate the crazy part of your brain (and mine), but ammo for the Five Seven doesn't appear to be as expensive as it used to be, and is plentiful. In fact, it looks like it's generally much less than good .380 ammo:

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.7x28mm

[gale155]

I hate to stimulate the crazy part of your brain (and mine), but ammo for the Five Seven doesn't appear to be as expensive as it used to be, and is plentiful. In fact, it looks like it's generally much less than good .380 ammo:

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.7x28mm

Well Bosco, I'm going to do us both a big favor here. For all of these years I've been lusting for a Five Seven, I really haven't done a great deal of research on them. Lately, I have done quite a bit of research, and guess what? The Five Seven is a SAO hammer fired pistol. The hammer is fully enclosed under the slide, and I guess that's why I assumed it was striker fired. So, it's essentially a 1911 on which you can't see or manually manipulate the hammer. With such a light trigger pull, I think one would be crazy to use this thing for carry or home defense without the unconventionally-located safety being engaged. Therefore, it's been scratched off of my lust list...and I assume yours. You can thank me later.