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I believe Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry when he said: " this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?"

 

I thought this thread was going to be about some monster gun like one of those BFG things chambered in .45/70.


Boy,was I ever wrong.

 

Guys... you are arguing with AI probably.

 

I still want a .500 magnum

 

Just watch. They eradicate the .40 S&W and as the 9mm wave peaks out (or burns out) they will reintroduce the 40 S&W as a compact single stack for a woods carry option (Glock 48 or 43X size; maybe slightly thicker slide) for those who have to have all things just big enough to get by with. They'll dub it the "10mm Mini". And all the rave will stir up again.

I'm just kidding. Don't take any of that seriously.

 

You may be kidding, but I could see .40 maybe coming back when the FBI has a bad shooting outcome and finds it convenient to blame the hardware... again. Life is kind of a circle that way.

1874-1937: .38-40 Winchester (180 gr. 40 caliber flat point bullet at ~846 FPS from a 4.5" revolver)
1990-present: .40 Smith & Wesson (180 gr. 40 caliber flat point bullet at ~990 FPS from a 4" semiauto)
2106: ???

Damn. Now I kind of want a Glock 23 again.

 

This is brilliant. I totally see it. One day, the board of Directors at Glock realized that everytime someone bought, inquired about, or contemplated a gun chambered for .40 S&W, their competitor, Smith and Wesson, was somehow benefiting. Thus, they decided to, independent of any other factors such as actual sales trends and contracts, pull the rug out from under the entire .40 movement.

Someone also needs to look into the mystery behind the rapid decline of buggy whips around the time big oil (then known as "little oil") started pushing folks toward cars. That also has got to be a conspiracy.

 

Forget more Cowbell...

We need more 40!!

 

I always saw the .40 S&W as a compromise round that was never really ideal for anything. I found the round's recoil stout, internal ballistics hard on guns, it was more expensive than 9mm, and it didn't offer an appreciable advantage when it came to terminal performance. I always preferred a 9 or .45, despite being forced the carry a .40 for almost 20 years.

As for Glock influencing the market to put the .40 to bed by discontinuing guns chambered in that cartridge, I'd expect a void being created by a company who dominates handgun sales to be seen as an opportunity to gain market share by competitors.....IF.....consumer demand was present. What seems more likely is that market analysis determined investing capital and labor toward producing other calibers would yield more revenue. Just my $0.02

 

I always saw the .40 S&W as a compromise round that was never really ideal for anything.

For me 40 is ideal in getting capacity but not settling for 9mm. I tried a FNX 45, but it was just a tad too fat for my hand. I could shoot it, but it never felt right.

And of course, the Gen 5 G22 makes the recoil less snappy.

 

When my 40 S&W loads began blowing the doors off commercial 45 Auto loads I found myself repurposing my one 45 Auto I had left converting my Glock 21 to run 45 Super.

 

is this an attempt to say that Glock drives the market?

 

That's the way I (and many others) read it and apparently we just have to take his word for it.......... And if not then find all the bias confirmation he's found and interpret it the way he's interpreted it..........
Also since he didn't get the responses he expected, Glock worship responses and appears to have been seriously butt hurt I suspect he won't be back. Right now I also suspect he's off on some other gun board right now bad mouthing GT's members. 🤣

 

Guys, the op clearly is referring to the quick sales of remaining stock that followed the announcement. This happens every time a maker announces a major change. People buy today what they realize they can’t buy tomorrow.

 

exactly, always liked the feel, balance etc. of G34's and love shooting my Gen 5 as much or more than my Walther PPQ Q5...so when I heard long slides at least for now were going bye bye I jumped on 2 Gen 3.34's of which I modded one out and keeping the other fairly close to bone stock. I'm a Nube here and an old, retired guy with time to tinker and there is so much great info here.

 

Funny...I still see lot's of .40's at my local academy and Cabelas in central Texas.

People may be buying up the .40 s&w glocks. I'm considering getting one. Love the round.

 

Texas is likely less impacted by the 9mm feminization that has hit much of the rest of the Country.

But it has spread like the China Virus. 😢

 

I haven’t been on this site for a while but my reaction to the comments is: I could care less. II only read comments because I own a Glock and Sig .40 amongst many other calibers And I like the .40. Declining use or preference for a Gun or caliber? I could care less.

Reliability, function, quality, value and intended use matter to me personally but I do I respect what others think or desire. I’m just thankful to live in a country where the sky’s limit on what I can have and have no worries about calibers that may find disfavor Or that they will cease to exist.

 

I like that many/most .40 pistols can be (easily) converted to 9mm and 357sig. I like that option and have taken advantage of it several times.

 

I guess that we'll have to settle for the various 10mm models. Besides, I have a P226 in 40. I like my Glocks, but the trigger in the P226, the weight, and the ergos are some of the best around.

 

Well at least the first three pages were entertaining.

 

I also still carry a .40 they gave me my Glock 22C when I retired and I carry the 27 edc. I am thinking of adding the 48 to my collection, just not impressed with 9mm putting the bad guy down. I guess thats why they invented head shots...lol

 

If 40 is too "snappy" for people, they shouldn't shoot. WEAK.

 

Where is your god now?

 

 

Proud owner of Glock 22

 

Proud owner of Glock 22