Go .40-less?

**jdavis6576** · 06-08-09, 07:49

Recently I've been getting rid of piles of crap that I don't use anymore; old watches, clothes, golf clubs, etc. Now I'm thinking of consolidating my handguns. I haven't shot my M&P 40c in quite a while so the thought of selling it has crossed my mind. There's nothing wrong with the gun but I'm not big on safe queens, or drag queens for that matter. I'm currently carrying a M&P 45c and I also have a 9c that I carry occasionally. My wife has a P30 so I'm not going to get rid of my 9c.

Here's the catch; I have almost 600 rounds of defensive ammo for the 40c. I've owned 40s for over a decade but find myself shooting and carrying either a 45 or 9. It's not so much about selling the gun as it is having all of this ammo. I know I can sell the ammo but would have a hard time replacing it with 45 or 9 self-defense ammo. Not that I'm low in those calibers either but I believe you can never have enough ammo.

Thoughts, suggestions?

**ghost762** · 06-08-09, 08:25

Originally Posted by jdavis6576

Recently I've been getting rid of piles of crap that I don't use anymore; old watches, clothes, golf clubs, etc. Now I'm thinking of consolidating my handguns. I haven't shot my M&P 40c in quite a while so the thought of selling it has crossed my mind. There's nothing wrong with the gun but I'm not big on safe queens, or drag queens for that matter. I'm currently carrying a M&P 45c and I also have a 9c that I carry occasionally. My wife has a P30 so I'm not going to get rid of my 9c.

Here's the catch; I have almost 600 rounds of defensive ammo for the 40c. I've owned 40s for over a decade but find myself shooting and carrying either a 45 or 9. It's not so much about selling the gun as it is having all of this ammo. I know I can sell the ammo but would have a hard time replacing it with 45 or 9 self-defense ammo. Not that I'm low in those calibers either but I believe you can never have enough ammo.

Thoughts, suggestions?

You got all wrong. Ditch the 9mm and keep the .40

Better yet I'v been looking for a M&P compact, sell it to me.

**chavez_e_chavez** · 06-08-09, 08:43

.40 has more stopping power then the 9mm but I sold my .40 to keep my 9mm...you will get mixed reviews

**high888** · 06-08-09, 09:02

Guns are bad. You must get rid of all of them. (Pay no attention to me and
my concealed carry permit, however).

Love
Diane Fienstein

**Jim Colborn** · 06-08-09, 09:40

The way I see it is that you don't have to feed it so why not keep it.

**DRich** · 06-08-09, 10:00

Originally Posted by chavez_e_chavez

.40 has more stopping power then the 9mm but I sold my .40 to keep my 9mm...you will get mixed reviews

There is no such thing as stopping power. When used with quality ammo, all the basic service calibers are pretty equal in performance.

**Beat Trash** · 06-08-09, 10:00

Originally Posted by Jim Colborn

The way I see it is that you don't have to feed it so why not keep it.

Unless you need the funds else ware, I agree with this post.

You have the gun, you have the ammo. You don't have to feed it, pay insurance on it, pay property taxes on it. Why not?

But if you don't want safe queens, and could use the funds else ware, then sell the gun and the ammo. Both should be easy to move in the current market.

I only caution you with this advice. Over the last 25 years, I have sold alot of guns. Some I never gave a second thought about the sale. Some I thoroughly regretted selling in time.

I hate to sound like a jerk, but in the end, what we would do, may not be what you want to do.

**NCPatrolAR** · 06-08-09, 10:02

With ammo being scarce, it might be a good idea to keep it. It'll give you an "alternative" mainstream caliber when you can't find 9mm or 45 ammo

**Drew78** · 06-08-09, 10:39

Stopping power?!?!?

That's like nails on a chalk board to me. Do a little reading on this topic here and get back to us on the effects of "stopping power" in relation to handgun ballistics. Pick a platform and a major brand of HP and dont look back.

-Drew

rant off.