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<blockquote data-quote="tinfinger" data-source="post: 2299397" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>The 40 was designed with a very specific mission in life, which it does well. It takes a 9mm grip frame, and puts a heavier, larger diameter bullet in it. </p><p></p><p>If you like the 9, life is fine. If you want something "more" but don't want a 45ACP for any reason (grip frame too big, low single stack capacity, etc.), the 40 is your huckleberry. If you rock the Grand Old 45ACP, more power to you. It's all good.</p><p></p><p>So naturally, the 40 isn't like the nine and it isn't quite a 45...by its design, it is a compromise.</p><p></p><p>The 45GAP also had a mission...to put a 45 slug in a 9mm grip frame, which it does. However, it is treated as a red-headed stepchild. In truth, it winds up being more "compromised" than other compromises because it essentially offers no capacity beyond what a 45ACP, but there you are. Geometry is unyielding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tinfinger, post: 2299397, member: 4386"] The 40 was designed with a very specific mission in life, which it does well. It takes a 9mm grip frame, and puts a heavier, larger diameter bullet in it. If you like the 9, life is fine. If you want something "more" but don't want a 45ACP for any reason (grip frame too big, low single stack capacity, etc.), the 40 is your huckleberry. If you rock the Grand Old 45ACP, more power to you. It's all good. So naturally, the 40 isn't like the nine and it isn't quite a 45...by its design, it is a compromise. The 45GAP also had a mission...to put a 45 slug in a 9mm grip frame, which it does. However, it is treated as a red-headed stepchild. In truth, it winds up being more "compromised" than other compromises because it essentially offers no capacity beyond what a 45ACP, but there you are. Geometry is unyielding. [/QUOTE]
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