First 9mm?

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I actually can't recall shooting a 40... so next time I go shooting, I'll be sure to rent one. Thanks Vllad.

A lot of it boils down to price though. From what I can tell, for a lot of the ammo, you're looking at about a 5$ difference in a box of 50 of 9MM VS 40S&W. Is that a fair estimation?

Yea that is the down side of the .40. That is one of the reasons I never considered the .40 before. Plus I was always stuck on big caliber arguments. For 30 years I just refused to try something new. Now that I have I will never go back again. I have yet to meet anyone who isn't happy with a .40 caliber weopon.

If you read some boards and get some additional information I am confident that you will find most American's prefer the .40.

I just bought a box of ammo over the weekend, and the cheapest box(at a gun shop, not online or at walmart, who are generally a little cheaper) of .40 I could fine was ~$19. My brother was able to get 9mm for right at $10 a box from the same place.

I wouldn't recommend anything over 9mm for a range/hobby gun... the ammo is just too expensive... but if you're going to use it for self/home defense as well, then that really changes it. I'm quite partial to .40 for an all around gun. It's a little expensive for going an putting 3-4 boxes of ammo through it regularly, but as a home defense gun, I think it's pretty much perfect.

BUT, caliber selection is in the eye of the gun-holder. You can have arguments day and night over which caliber is the best for whatever... and really the most important thing is the shooter.