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9mm VS .40cal Reliability?
I'm thinking about getting either the Ruger SR9c or The SR40c. I'm looking for reliability of the gun. I can handle both a 9mm & .40cal just fine. I just wanna know which will maintain it's conditions better.
4 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
The SR9 and SR40 use the same basic frame one just fires a larger round so they both use the exact same internals except the barrel, so if the gun fits you its just a matter of picking one I guess I chose a 9mm Beretta because thats the gun that felt the most "right" in my hand so I went with it I also chose the 9mm because it is cheaper and easier to come by and I have the ability to reload my own 9mm's
- Russ in NOVALv 79 years ago
I would say that over thousands and thousands of rounds the SR40C may wear out slightly earlier that the SR9c. The pressures are about the same, but there is more energy in a 40 S&W. However, I believe this number of rounds is well beyond what the average gun owner will ever shoot in a lifetime. Anyone shooting that much will probably have a different gun or go through multiple guns. So I would say they are for all practical purposes the are equally reliable.
- Lime Green MedicLv 79 years ago
What is it with the questions which make me want to drink heavily?
Dude, 9's and 40's are USUALLY ON THE SAME PLATFORM.
If the guns are designed correctly, and are of decent quality, it really MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.
And anyone who tells you different is trying to sell you something. Seriously.
It's not a matter of which caliber is "more reliable" -- the better question would be, "Which is the most reliable platform/caliber combination?"
But you didn't ask that. You asked a nonsensical question I think was specifically intended to troll.
Congratulations.
- ?Lv 79 years ago
Either one is fine.
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