Firearms Section

[OrangeSS]

My collection:

- Smith and Wesson Sigma .40 cal



- Taurus .357 Mag with 6.5 inch barrel



- Para Ordnance 1911 .45 cal



- Bushmaster AR-15, Aimpoint 2X red dot sight, quad-rail hand guards, A3 upper receiver, forward pistol grip (flips out into a bi-pod), pistol grip, extended butt stock.

[SSRSLY]

Originally Posted by SSRSLY

My fiance finally got his own gun, so now we can get our concealed licenses together. Mine is on the left - S&W M&P .40 sub, his is on the right - Kimber Ultra Raptor II. At the bottom is his Taurus Judge.

Add one more to the armory:

[v6sonoma]

ooooooooo. Me likey!

[monstertodd]

As soon as I get home next month I will post pics of my toys.

[SS-Eric]

So I just took my CHL and am anxiously awaiting the arrival, so now of course I'm looking for a new carry toy. I have it down to the Kimber Crimson Carry and the H&K USP Compact 40. I've read alot of conflicting info about having a .40 and .45 w/ anything shorter than a 4" barrel. Anyone got any info or suggestions?

[OrangeSS]

Originally Posted by SS-Eric

So I just took my CHL and am anxiously awaiting the arrival, so now of course I'm looking for a new carry toy. I have it down to the Kimber Crimson Carry and the H&K USP Compact 40. I've read alot of conflicting info about having a .40 and .45 w/ anything shorter than a 4" barrel. Anyone got any info or suggestions?

A small .40 that is light weight (like mine above) will kick like a mule.... A .45 same size and weight would kick a little less, due to the fact that it is a larger bullet moving at a slower speed. However, if this gun is ment to stop someone (seeing as it is for CHL) then you would want as much power behind it as possible. You should only really have to feel the kick once, maybe twice...

[SSRSLY]

Originally Posted by SS-Eric

So I just took my CHL and am anxiously awaiting the arrival, so now of course I'm looking for a new carry toy. I have it down to the Kimber Crimson Carry and the H&K USP Compact 40. I've read alot of conflicting info about having a .40 and .45 w/ anything shorter than a 4" barrel. Anyone got any info or suggestions?

My fiance just got a Kimber Ultra Raptor for his carry, he loves it! Said the kick is a bit worse than my .40mm sub M&P, but it's more accurate.

[mrray13]

Originally Posted by SS-Eric

So I just took my CHL and am anxiously awaiting the arrival, so now of course I'm looking for a new carry toy. I have it down to the Kimber Crimson Carry and the H&K USP Compact 40. I've read alot of conflicting info about having a .40 and .45 w/ anything shorter than a 4" barrel. Anyone got any info or suggestions?

.40 S&Ws have a bit more bit in their recoil compared to some larger caliber guns due to the nature of their loading. They are essentially a tamed down 10mm, they are a .40 cal slug moving 1100fps. They tend to be "snappy", shorty barrels, lighter guns, makes this worse.

Another downside to .40 S&W is that it isn't nowhere near as accurate as the 9mm or .45 ACP. It has to do with it's ballistics. While it is plenty duty accurate, you won't see many, if any, .40 S&W on a sharpshooters list.


The .45 ACP on the other hand is a very accurate round, and is easy to control. Although a huge slug, ranging from 180g to 230 or more, it's not moving as fast. It still has awesome muzzle energy, right in line with the .40s, with less speed, and in most cases, less "snappy" recoil. Typically, the .45 is a bit heavier gun, and thus recoil is a bit less observed.

Either is a good carry round, and will do what a person needs to do. Personally, I'd rather a good .45 then a .40, but I won't kick the .40 out of bed for eating crackers neither, lol.

[Z28RockStar]

hehe not a great pic but. . . well mabey I could take a couple of me with some of my hand guns too :) IDK bout that tho, my hand guns are personal / fictional / rumors / don't know if I care to admit to owning them? LOL! ;P

[Z28RockStar]

OH, . . . IF I owned a hand gun. . . . . My favorite would prolly be my Smith and Wesson model 29 with a 5 inch barrel! hehe wow, yeah, I'd just love to own a .44 magnum. I mean 'cos I don't, cough, it's a vicious rumor srrsly.

[SS-Eric]

Nice! Thanks everyone for the advise!!! The more I consider and look into it... I'm leaning very hard in the direction of the Kimber Crimson Carry

[SS-Eric]

Originally Posted by Z28RockStar

hehe not a great pic but. . . well mabey I could take a couple of me with some of my hand guns too IDK bout that tho, my hand guns are personal / fictional / rumors / don't know if I care to admit to owning them? LOL! ;P

Thanks for serving in Desert Storm and protecting this great country!! Oh yeah and living in this great state we call home!!

[Z28RockStar]

Originally Posted by SS-Eric

Thanks for serving in Desert Storm and protecting this great country!! Oh yeah and living in this great state we call home!!

Thank you for your appreciation and expressions of support, I love the military lots, I have family in now and in every conflict going way back.

I'd like to say "THANK YOU" to all U.S. Service members and their families past and present for all you sacrafice for the saftey and well being of me, mine and everyone in this great nation! Cheers to YOU ALL!

[SS-Eric]

Originally Posted by Z28RockStar

Thank you for your appreciation and expressions of support, I love the military lots, I have family in now and in every conflict going way back.

I'd like to say "THANK YOU" to all U.S. Service members and their families past and present for all you sacrafice for the saftey and well being of me, mine and everyone in this great nation! Cheers to YOU ALL!

Amen to that It is our Soliders that protect the freedom to be able to arm ourself!!

BTW... I think it is absurd that we as a nation can trust someone enough w/ weapons on foreign land and they can not protect them self on their own base...

oh yeah... one other thing Nothing says I'm a badass than a pic holding automatic weapons w/ a sig pic holding cute fluffy pups J/K