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Between the .40 and 9mm for general target practice, I prefer the 9mm. In my experience, minimal recoil, cheap to shoot, readily available. A 9mm loaded with personal defense type ammunition remains my standard for concealed carry/what I carry in my vehicle. It is compact, it is cheap enough to practice with, it is fun to shoot, and between two loaded magazines I have in the neighborhood of 30 rounds of ammunition at my disposal. Much more I would hopefully ever need, God forbid I ever were to be in a situation where I needed to use it.
I've got a love/hate relationship with the .40's. I've owned a handful, and maybe I just haven't found the one I like. Somehow I always have a lot of .40 ammunition on hand after getting rid of one, and instead of being smart and giving it away, I keep it on hand, knowing I will buy another one eventually. I like the idea of the stopping power and velocity. I don't really like the recoil. it is much "sharper/" violent than I personally care for. All of that being said, I've got a 9mm that I love to shoot, and it is one of those firearms that will forever be my concealed carry equipment. I also have a new to me .40 that I have yet to shoot, and it even smaller than my 9mm standby. The difference being double the magazine capacity on the 9mm, and as it turns out, my particular model is sort of difficult to find magazines for.
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