Author Topic: Sixteen rounds of 9mm VS Twelve rounds of .40S&W (Read 1980 times)

Sir Knight · « **on:** April 15, 2005, 05:47:44 PM »

Can't decide which one I should keep in my nightstand ...

... sixteen rounds of 9mm or twelve rounds of .40S&W.

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2005, 06:04:45 PM »

Six rounds .357 Magnum. :twisted:

HouseofCash · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2005, 06:18:42 PM »

Well, from looking at the picture I might be wrong. But, It looks like the .40S&W round are hollow points. If that is the case and you do not have any hollow points in the 9MM, I would do the .40S&W. If you have hollow points for both, or FMJ for both for home invation I think both would work fine.

I would not want to fire 7, 12 or even 16 rounds in my home. That means one thing. You missed alot and if you have people in other rooms of the house that could be bad. Best bet would be to handle it in two or three rounds.

As far as voting I will vote .40S&W only because I think that is hollow points in the picture. But a 9mm would work fine.

So would a 7 rounds in a 1911 :lol:

Dave.

williamlayton · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2005, 01:28:58 AM »

I voted for the .40 but there were only two criteria given.
I carry, on various occasion and at my bedside (or handy, in any event), several, from a .380 PPK to a .45 with variations of .38 S&W revolver, .357 SIG, FN5, .40.
It take only one shot at best, from any of these. If I miss, it takes as many as I can shoot till I hit.
Not too be flippant about the question but based, on the thought, if it is volume, I would choose the 20 rounds from my FN5 plus the three other magazines loaded and handy.
Based on the thought of power I would choose the .45 and one bullet.
Blessings

Redhawk1 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2005, 01:48:59 AM »

I would have 32 rounds, 2 Mags.

HouseofCash · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:21:18 AM »

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I would have 32 rounds, 2 Mags

If that was a Glock 9MM you would not need 2MAGS. You could get a 32 round MAG. :grin:

1911crazy · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2005, 04:55:58 AM »

I'd rather have 15rds of 357SIG over any of them!!!!!!!! Thats the ultimate bad guy stopper!!! Its rated at 100% in the bad guy fatality rate by the LEO's in Texas and 99% by the LEO's in Maryland so far. If not the 357SIG with its magnum performance it has to be the 357magnum its the speed and shocking power of the 125gr JHP bullet. BigBill

poncaguy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2005, 07:41:42 AM »

Hmmmmmmm, well have a P90, P95, and Dan Wesson 8" 357. Any of them will do......... :? I wouldn't want to be hit by any of them.

Sir Knight · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2005, 07:45:34 AM »

HouseofCash, Golden Saber JHP 9mm and Gold Dot JHP .40S&W.

New Hampshire · « **Reply #9 on:** April 17, 2005, 01:38:19 AM »

5 rounds of 12ga #4 buck :eek:

!!!!!
Brian M.

Sir Knight · « **Reply #10 on:** April 17, 2005, 02:35:16 AM »

How about three? :wink:

... But sticking with what I already own, which of the two would be a better choice sixteen? 9mms or twelve .40S&Ws?

lisa1lacy2 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 17, 2005, 05:13:22 AM »

7 rounds of 45acp :-D

Leadlum · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2005, 07:36:25 AM »

That would be 9 rounds of .45!

lisa1lacy2 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2005, 02:57:13 PM »

not in a 1911 but you really only need 1 round of a 45acp

poncaguy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2005, 03:27:46 PM »

One 357 will do too!

rockbilly · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2005, 04:33:53 PM »

:roll: Mine only holds eight rounds.............00 Buck. Lets see now, that would be equal to how many 9mm rounds...............

ihuntbucks · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2005, 05:46:53 PM »

SirKnight.......Why not keep BOTH on the nightstand? :lol: ............Rick

HouseofCash · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2005, 07:14:32 PM »

You could always come to my house. At times the old night stand gets the DE on it.

Hell, if you miss at lest then you will flash blind, catch on fire and cook the guy you are trying to hit.

My wife hates it though she will not use it, so just incase, I do not leave it out to much. I do CCW it in the winter under my arm though. Mostly only for kicks. Or if I go into a bad area to look at houses, I will put it on my hip with a t-shirt on. As kinda a try me thing.

Dave.

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/album_pic.php?pic_id=856

Sir Knight · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2005, 10:20:15 PM »

Quote from: ihuntbucks

SirKnight.......Why not keep BOTH on the nightstand? :lol: ............Rick

You mean one for each hand? :grin: Probably because I have a better chance of hitting my intended target by using a two-hand hold on the pistol instead of one hand.

I still could keep both of them in there but then the question becomes: Which one should I reach for first? :wink:

williamlayton · « **Reply #19 on:** April 18, 2005, 12:52:19 AM »

Of the three the shotgun. That is way cool. That is good. What is it and where can I find such.
Blessings

Sir Knight · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2005, 03:03:02 AM »

More on the shootgun ... I don't personally own one but it would be nice to have

1911crazy · « **Reply #21 on:** April 19, 2005, 03:51:58 PM »

We used "00" buck for ice fishing it made holes really easy!!!! We got bored while hunting one day when we were kids so we blew holes in 3" ice playing around and "00" is some serious crap too. BigBill

JJ79 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 06, 2005, 04:56:50 AM »

I'd take the 15+1 rounds in my Taurus .40 S&W, plus an extra mag...32 rounds of .40!!!! :twisted: And if I could just get my wife to buy it for me, I'd hang a Surefire light under it so I could make sure the rounds went into the bad guy, not the next room :roll:

Savage · « **Reply #23 on:** May 07, 2005, 02:41:20 AM »

Where's the button for both? Actually I keep a Glock 21 loaded with 14 rds of Talons by my bed. My wife has a Glock 36 loaded with 7 more on her side. Course the AR is not far away--------------
Savage

dougk · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2005, 04:44:16 PM »

What about a Ruger Redhawk .44 mag 7.5 inch barrel with 240 gr Jacketed Hollow Points plus a K-Bar survival knife for ultra close quarters.

jro45 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 11, 2005, 03:16:24 AM »

I keep a 357 loaded and a Glock 20 in 10 mm. But if I had to choose I'd take the 40 its a bigger bullet. I figure if you can't hit him with the first shot, you might die tring with the rest of the rounds.

.44splx2 · « **Reply #26 on:** May 13, 2005, 06:18:32 AM »

Given the choice I'd have to say the .40. In the unlikely event that I'd be in a defensive shooting situation, stats show it would involve maybe two shots. Thats why my carry choice is heavy, wide .44spl or 10mm. Its all about shot placement. I would be more concerned with the shot getting where it needs to be (possibly through heavy clothing, an arm etc.) than overpenetration.

Vern Humphrey · « **Reply #27 on:** May 13, 2005, 09:39:58 AM »

I'd rather have ONE hit than two dozen misses. If I go through 9 rounds of .45 ACP without a hit, the fight is over and I lost -- all the exra magazine capacity in the world won't change that.

I choose:

Reliability -- it has to go bang every time I pull the trigger.
Shootability -- they have to hit pretty close to where I want them to hit.
Power -- when they hit, they have to do the job
Concealibility -- a nice flat package does it for me.

dougk · « **Reply #28 on:** May 16, 2005, 03:27:55 PM »

1 - 44 mag 240 gr JHP

Flash · « **Reply #29 on:** May 17, 2005, 12:52:53 AM »

With a hole in the lung and viscera oozing out, the criminal won't know the difference.

Poll

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Author Topic: Sixteen rounds of 9mm VS Twelve rounds of .40S&W (Read 1980 times)