US Ground Forces are getting new Pistol

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RerouteToRemain said:
You have a bad experience with one?
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I havnt but one of my friends did, it would just constantly stovepipe, it did the same when I tried it. Went back to the factory several times and still had the same problems.

If I were going to a war, there's just so many other pistols I'd rather have before a 320 but I knownhat government contracts are about the pricing within the established guidelines farther than what troops would prefer.
 
bushman505 said:
I havnt but one of my friends did, it would just constantly stovepipe, it did the same when I tried it. Went back to the factory several times and still had the same problems.

If I were going to a war, there's just so many other pistols I'd rather have before a 320 but I knownhat government contracts are about the pricing within the established guidelines farther than what troops would prefer.
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Interesting, the couple I've shot were great. Really nice trigger, pretty smooth shooting, got back on target quickly. I shot it back to back with a VP9. I liked the Sig a bit more.
 
RerouteToRemain said:
Interesting, the couple I've shot were great. Really nice trigger, pretty smooth shooting, got back on target quickly. I shot it back to back with a VP9. I liked the Sig a bit more.
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I'm a glock guy so takenit for what it's worth but imo there's lots of imitations but none really are as good as the origional.
 
RerouteToRemain said:
I have a Shield in 40 and have shot a couple other 40's. I'm not really a big fan.

To me its probably snappier than 45 with less capacity than 9mm. Somewhat marginal performance gain over 9mm for the negatives. I find it more difficult to shoot well and quickly.
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This basically word for word what I was going to say.
 
I have a G23 and am admittedly thinking about trading it in on a 19. The .40 has a harder recoil than the 9 but not as much power as the 10mm so it's in this goofy trade off of a real negative for no real positive thing.
 
Gregolian said:
I have a G23 and am admittedly thinking about trading it in on a 19. The .40 has a harder recoil than the 9 but not as much power as the 10mm so it's in this goofy trade off of a real negative for no real positive thing.
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Well 10mm is a beast of a round. 40 wasn't really supposed to be close to it. It was supposed to be a good gap in between 9 and 45. If 40 shot like a light 45(using full power hp) it would be awesome. But it has more snap than 45(imo 45 is more of a push and easier to get back on target). It also obviously has less capacity than 9mm. So it's almost the worst of both worlds.
 
RerouteToRemain said:
Well 10mm is a beast of a round. 40 wasn't really supposed to be close to it. It was supposed to be a good gap in between 9 and 45. If 40 shot like a light 45(using full power hp) it would be awesome. But it has more snap than 45(imo 45 is more of a push and easier to get back on target). It also obviously has less capacity than 9mm. So it's almost the worst of both worlds.
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I'm just basing what I said on this:
 
Thanks for the responses, my experience with .40 is extremely limited (zero .40s in my collection). 9mm it is :cool:
 
RerouteToRemain said:
Well 10mm is a beast of a round. 40 wasn't really supposed to be close to it. It was supposed to be a good gap in between 9 and 45. If 40 shot like a light 45(using full power hp) it would be awesome. But it has more snap than 45(imo 45 is more of a push and easier to get back on target). It also obviously has less capacity than 9mm. So it's almost the worst of both worlds.
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I've never been a fan of .40, I've shot a few that belonged to friends and just didn't like it that much and we've (me and my dad) have never owned one. We have some 45s, a few 10s and several 9mms but 40 is just one that never interested us.

I have shot a little bit of 40 through my 10mm glocks though.
 
bushman505 said:
I've never been a fan of .40, I've shot a few that belonged to friends and just didn't like it that much and we've (me and my dad) have never owned one. We have some 45s, a few 10s and several 9mms but 40 is just one that never interested us.

I have shot a little bit of 40 through my 10mm glocks though.
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It is pretty awesome you can shoot 40 through 10mm. Makes for some cheap practice with a gun you might really like. I got 1k rounds of 40 for like $240 shipped.
 
Yeah I've only done it a few times, it actually works just fine lol, no barrel change needed so you'd be okay in a pinch.
 
I was into 40 for a few years and ran a gen 4 G23 thru 2 seasons of steel challenge and IDPA. It's very manageable and with a lot of practice can be shot quickly.

That being said, I decided to run my buddies G19 thru a steel challenge match last year, and all of my times went down significantly. I had it in my head that the difference in speed between 9 and 40 was minor, but shooting competitions with the same exact platform, it was blatantly obvious that they are not. Going from 40 to 9 when speed counts felt like flipping the turbo switch in a video game. I've been slowly trading off all of my 40 firearms for 9mm this past year.
 
jericksen5 said:
No dice. I had a CZ SP-01 that I sold last year and regret it. I'm patiently holding out for the new CZ P10 now.
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Was the SP-01 in .40? Great guns. I hope you were broke. :D

Looking forward to the P10 as well. Post your review if you pick one up when they hit the streets.
 
Cubo de Sangre said:
Was the SP-01 in .40? Great guns. I hope you were broke. :D

Looking forward to the P10 as well. Post your review if you pick one up when they hit the streets.
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Nope, was a 9mm. Was a comp gun only. I just generally like to sell/trade off my competition guns every year. Gives me an opportunity to try something new.
 
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