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[predator20]

Originally Posted by Yournamehere

.357 Magnum has gotten way to expensive relative to other calibers too. If you want a shooter, get a 9mm.

While per box of 50, 9mm is definitely cheaper. About a $5 to 6 difference. But you end up shooting more I feel. Shoot 3 mags, you're at 45 rounds. 3 full cylinders you're only at 18.

.380 has gotten to be more than 9mm, with everybody getting pocket carry guns.

[Yournamehere]

Originally Posted by predator20

While per box of 50, 9mm is definitely cheaper. About a $5 to 6 difference. But you end up shooting more I feel. Shoot 3 mags, you're at 45 rounds. 3 full cylinders you're only at 18.

.380 has gotten to be more than 9mm, with everybody getting pocket carry guns.

I buy my ammo wherever it's cheapest, which is more often than not at Wal-Mart. When buying there, a box of 9mm is about 10 dollars, a box of .357 Magnum is about 25, aka a 15 dollar difference, which is a bit steep for me. I do agree that "less is more" when it comes to .357 Mag though; I usually feel done after about 100 rounds, but next to the 250 rounds of 9mm I can get for the same amount of money, I'd rather shoot the 250 9mms I can get and not feel so done afterward. You can do certain drills a lot easier with wondernines too like rapid fire or controlled pairs, without having to reload so often (though you will have to load magazines). That may not be possible if you're at a range that prohibits such things, but even so I take my 9s out far more often than I take my .357 Mag out to the range.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Yournamehere

I buy my ammo wherever it's cheapest, which is more often than not at Wal-Mart. When buying there, a box of 9mm is about 10 dollars, a box of .357 Magnum is about 25, aka a 15 dollar difference, which is a bit steep for me. I do agree that "less is more" when it comes to .357 Mag though; I usually feel done after about 100 rounds, but next to the 250 rounds of 9mm I can get for the same amount of money, I'd rather shoot the 250 9mms I can get and not feel so done afterward. You can do certain drills a lot easier with wondernines too like rapid fire or controlled pairs, without having to reload so often (though you will have to load magazines). That may not be possible if you're at a range that prohibits such things, but even so I take my 9s out far more often than I take my .357 Mag out to the range.

Yeah, it will be way easier to find the Glock itself, in addition to the availability of 9mm over .357.

[predator20]

Originally Posted by Yournamehere

I buy my ammo wherever it's cheapest, which is more often than not at Wal-Mart. When buying there, a box of 9mm is about 10 dollars, a box of .357 Magnum is about 25, aka a 15 dollar difference, which is a bit steep for me.

I often buy from ammo to go. 9mm fmj is around $11, .357 fmj is $17. But if you buy in bulk 500 rds or more you really start seeing a difference.

[k9870]

smith and wesson, what happened to the getting a cz75? You go from the sexy cz to the boring glock. Everyone and their brother has a glock these days, a cz is less seen and has the cool factor. And I put an XD above a glock, XDs have a real confortable grip thats almost perfect with decal grip.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by k9870

smith and wesson, what happened to the getting a cz75? You go from the sexy cz to the boring glock. Everyone and their brother has a glock these days, a cz is less seen and has the cool factor. And I put an XD above a glock, XDs have a real confortable grip thats almost perfect with decal grip.

It all comes down to this: I can work the slide on a Glock and I cannot, I have discovered, work the slide easily on the CZ75 because it is so small. Hell, if it weren't so hard to find them, I'd probably get a Makarov or a 9mm S&W 3rd Gen. Most of my purchases depend on a few things: ease of use, availability of mags/ammo/parts, handling, and how hard it is to find the gun