Police trade-in 40 S&W handguns- Glock 22 Gen 2 and Smith and Wesson M&P 40. Still viable?

[@ThatMDubyaGuy]

Funny thing, still carrying an old Gen2 23 off duty. I actually prefer the grip to everything since, including the Gen5's. I don't "like" the Glocks, but I definitely still appreciate the simplicity after all these years. And thats coming from an M&P and Glock armorer. And I also shoot the Glocks better. Good video.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@ThatMDubyaGuy I have a gen 2 23 as well, I got the 23 and the 22 so I can use 9mm conversion barrels and have basically more guns per frame

[@E.Rivera]

I have a M&P 40 gen 1 and love it, it's my go too always reliable

[@crankygunreviews]

@@E.Rivera it’s very reliable!

[@kerino1]

Cranky - nothing wrong w/ getting a good price on quality. You shot them both really well!

[@crankygunreviews]

@@kerino1 thanks! I try to get out a couple times a month, but this year it has been a couple months in between range trips… I’d be a dead ringer if I shot weekly.

[@TwinGunz]

I love getting the LE trade ins

[@crankygunreviews]

@@TwinGunz if you can look at them before buying, you can find some good deals. And I’m starting to realize why people like glocks so much- they’re simple, easy to upgrade, and they are pretty reliable. A 40S&W with a 9mm barrel makes for light recoil and good accuracy too

[@theturkeysopinion]

Imo I think the M&P .40 1.0 is still totally completely relevant. Ive owned all kinds of handguns and carry everyday, all day. 75% of the time it's M&P Gen 1 LE trades in .40 or .357sig. And I own 2.0s and a metal🤷‍♂️ but choise 1.0. Thanks for the video!

[@crankygunreviews]

@@theturkeysopinion I’m liking 40 S&W now- pretty good round.

[@theturkeysopinion]

@crankygunreviews heck yeah. And you can find cheap le surplus ammo too😎

[@crankygunreviews]

@ I haven’t found that. But I’ll look :)

[@lens7859]

That’s one caliber I never owned, shot or reloaded for. May have to give it a shot

[@crankygunreviews]

@@lens7859 I’m starting to like 40

[@SP-wk1en]

It feels kinda high pressure, but it's very controllable if you've shot more than 1000 rounds in your lifetime. I think the 9mm comeback had a lot to do with more female officers. Frankly, my favorite is probably the .45 ACP in a fullsize pistol, but I'm weird like that.

[@crankygunreviews]

@ I think the 40 is a good compromise between weight, speed, and recoil

[@stevenr1354]

Nice comparison and good value on those used powerhouses. Nice shooting too. What was the target distance?

[@crankygunreviews]

@@stevenr1354 it was either 5 or 7 yards- may have been 7. Can’t recall, I did a lot of shooting that day

[@cobia224...]

I carried the Glock 22 for 20 years on the beat with either a Glock 27 or 23 as my back up on my vest. Then carried a Glock 17 for 12 years on water patrol and the street, The Glocks in 40 cal are my favorites. I still carry a 23 as a civilian during the winter in Florida, In the summer it is either a 380 or a Shield but I try to carry the 23 as much as possible. I don't care what the FBI or anyone else says, the rounds that start with a 4 are better than 9mm in power and performance... Still own several 40 Glocks...

[@crankygunreviews]

@@cobia224... 40 S&W is growing on me. I understand why it exists, has decent power and not too much recoil, very controllable

[@kevinrichardson8859]

You must have been dozing in class when 357sig and 357mag were being discussed...they are "noticeably " better penetrators and stoppers than 40sw and 45acp!!!!

[@cobia224...]

​@kevinrichardson8859 Reading comprehension is not your thing huh..I compared 4 to 9mm and re read the title of the post... Point on the doll where the bad 40 cal hurt you..

[@crankygunreviews]

@@kevinrichardson8859 I wasn’t sleeping in class, this video is about 40 caliber. Not 45 ACP, and not 357 Magnum.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@cobia224... okay…

[@MegaBait1616]

Like S&W grip way better 👍 ....

[@crankygunreviews]

Yeah I agree with that for sure

[@gloriamaletta8667]

My Tisas Nightstalker gen3 Duty has a much better grip and ergonomics than both optics cut factory front night sight steel guide rod 1 - 18 round magazine 1 - 20 interchangeable grip panels and backstraps a nice gray cerakote with black accents for 308 dollars new all in a super sturdy hard case with holster and tools the slide action is smooth as butter the trigger is pretty good the takeup for a striker fired 9mm semiautomatic is very short vs any factory trigger out there including Canik and Walther this Tisas PX9 gen3 trigger breaks shorter than the takeup in this Glock it has a straight trigger that breaks at 90 degrees l was super impressed with it that hinged trigger on the S/W I've had a Shield with it not a fan it's not awful but definitely not good in my experience

[@MegaBait1616]

@@gloriamaletta8667 , wow really Hmmm

[@crankygunreviews]

@ yeah the S&W triggers leave a bit to be desired, but I’m used to them. I’ve wanted to get a Canik for a while, wanted one of those Miami heat ones- love the 80’s 90’s colors

[@MegaBait1616]

@@crankygunreviews , Cranky.. I bought I think was a Apex Sear in my S&W's makes a huge difference .. Yeah there an excellent trigger n get better bang for ur money ..

[@SP-wk1en]

I just came here for the "40 is dead! It's literally less powerful than 9MM!!1!1!" comments.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@SP-wk1en didn’t get many of those lol

[@gracedagostino5231]

Seems like you were trying to make excuses for the S&W M&P, which you prefer, and have more practice with.

[@crankygunreviews]

@@gracedagostino5231 🤷🏻‍♂️ maybe…