Several years ago I received a 40S&W FN HiPower with the brother-in-laws passing. Seems most consider the 40 as the best combination of the 9 and 45, but I disagree. Heavy recoil like the 45 but snappy like the 9.
I've experimented with different powders behind 180gr coated lead bullets (because they're less expensive) and until yesterday didn't find a combination that made me happy. 3.4grs of Clays and 4.5grs of Tite Group produced 3.5" and 3.0" four shot groups at 25yds. I did have a single flyer each. I was shooting 5 shot groups. As far as I can tell the flyers were me. I plan to run those again.
I've also ordered some 155gr JHPs to try.
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I got a Taurus Millennium PT 140 Pro for cheap. Shot 4 times. It's just like you say, snappy. Not fun to shoot. Doesn't fit right & is too light.
My only experience with .40 S&W is shooting a friend's Walther PPQ in 40 cal. I easily went through an entire mag striking the steel plates hung at 25 yards on my club range with every single round while he did repeated mag dumps and couldn't hit a thing. There is nothing good or bad that I remember about it.This is the same guy who carries a gun rarely and completely unloaded and when he does with the mag in his shirt pocket. He claims it's "safer." Without specific and regimented regular training, he is convinced he could lock & load under duress if he had to. I tell him he will just be dead and the bad guy will get a new gun with ammo.
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