.40 Caliber vs 9mm - Glock 23 vs Glock 19

hello everyone and welcome back to the workbench today we're going to be talking about 9-millimeter versus 40-caliber and specifically the Glock 19 versus the Glock 23 before we get started of course everything is completely unloaded there is no ammunition present in either chamber there's no ammunition present on the workbench and we're not even going to be working with the magazines today before we compare and contrast let's talk a little bit about how they came to be the Germans of course invented the 9 millimeter cartridge with the original Luger pistol beat 9 by 19 Luger the 40 Smith & Wesson round was developed by Smith & Wesson in conjunction with the FBI back in the 90s the FBI was looking for something that had a little more stopping power at that time technology did not allow the 9-millimeter cartridge to be as effective as it is today of course as most of you probably have heard in the news the FBI is now switching from the 40 Smith & Wesson caliber back to the 9 millimeter caliber so a lot of people have been asking themselves should I switch from my Glock 23 to a Glock 19 or my Glock 22 to a Glock 17 or my 40 caliber handgun to a 9-millimeter handgun if you have an opportunity I highly recommend going out to a gun range near you that allows firearm rentals rent yourself a Glock 19 or a Glock 17 against either the Glock 23 or the Glock 22 feel for yourself the difference between a 40 caliber recoil and a 9 millimeter recoil also understand there's going to be a weight difference in the carry load 115 grain is typical carry for the 9-millimeter 165 grain is a good carry load for the 40 caliber also expect an increase in price as you go up in calibers so the 40 Cal is going to cost a bit more than the nine-millimeter if you're considering buying either of these firearms I think this video will provide a little bit of insight as to what to expect when you get one or the other so from a firearms price standpoint really they are both about identical MSRP s are the same average prices are the same but you're going to find more used Glock 23 s out there because there are a lot of lawn for and trade-ins on these so if you don't mind a used gun you can get a great deal on a Glock 23 about three hundred and fifty three hundred and eighty dollars in addition to that most Glock 23 is that our trade ends are going to come with some sort of upgraded sights these are incredibly old sights about twenty years old but they are upgraded they are night sights or Trijicon night sights they still do have a very very small amount of glow left but you can see kind of the differences traditional three dot system and this is the Glock proprietary U and dot system these of course are two Gen three models I'd like to point a couple things out though this basically is a brand new gen three just purchased in 2016 this gen three Glock 23 was purchased in 1994 so this is 22 years old as of the making this film and there are a few differences that I like to point out so here now that I've got these firearms apart there are a couple differences that I'd like to draw your attention to twenty-two-year-old gun here basically a brand new gun here you'll notice first thing right up front the serial number plate is manufactured differently nowadays than it was 22 years ago also right off the bat you'll notice that the ejector is bent a little bit on the 9-millimeter frame and not so on the 40 caliber frame I'm not an expert in Glock I'm not an expert in how they go about make their things I'm more of a Smith & Wesson fan but I don't know exactly why this has been I would assume because the 9 millimeter cartridge is slightly smaller that's why this one is and because this was originally designed for a 40 caliber cartridge that's why this one hasn't been I don't know that to be fact so weigh in in the comments section below if you know why the newer versions are bent especially in the 9 millimeter and the 40 caliber is not moving back to the sear and sear housing I really don't see any difference there whatsoever the trigger bar looks the same everything really looks the same the slide stop is a little more pronounced on the 23 Gen 3 the 22 year old gun this one's a little more let's say slim low profile if you will I also notice there are numbers on the ejectors here for instance the Glock 19 has a number 336 stamped on it no no how well that's going to show up on the video but the Glock 23 has an 1882 stamped on it all right so now let's get into the rounds themselves 9-millimeter versus 40 caliber 9-millimeter is going to be lighter it's also going to allow for higher capacity 15 plus 1 in standard configuration on the Glock 19 40 caliber a little bit more heavy 165 grains a typical carry load 115 for the 9-millimeter but capacity is going to be a little bit down on the Glock not much 13 plus 1 versus 15 plus 1 in standard configuration so really you're not losing a whole lot in terms of capacity going from a 9-millimeter to a 40 caliber but you do lose some capacity the average price for a 9-millimeter standard Full Metal Jacket Winchester white box round is going to be about 27 cents as of the making of this film same ammunition for a 40 caliber is going to be about 38 cents you're talking 11 cents every time you pull the trigger which might not sound like a lot but once you get up to about a hundred rounds it starts getting into the dollars and the thousand rounds you start getting into the tens of dollars so if you don't mind paying a little extra than a 40 caliber is no big deal self-defense ammunition same kind of deal about 79 cents around for a hornady critical defense 115 grain FTX around that same round for the 40 caliber is a dollar five so you go basically from 80 cents to a dollar it's about a 20 cent difference a little more than that about 28 cents recently I had the opportunity to shoot both of these pistols side-by-side I demonstrate this in the video as well but you can take a Glock 19 slide assembly and put it on a Glock 23 frame and of course vice versa as you can see here now I also demonstrate that it is completely functional completely operational as you see it here so you might be asking yourself okay if I don't own a firearm right now or if I don't own a firearm and either of these calibers right now which one would be the best one to go out and purchase unfortunately there's no answer to that question it's all about preference if you really want a 40-caliber and it's something that you truly believe in then there's nothing wrong with that go out and buy yourself a 40-caliber it's going to be a little more expensive to train with however so just understand that however if you're looking for something different I would say maybe choose the 9 millimeter cartridge our government agencies wouldn't be carrying something that was inadequate of getting the job done so from them switching from the 40 caliber to the 9 millimeter should speak volumes to the popularity and the ballistic properties of the 9 millimeter cartridge well what about recoil great question I'll overlay a video right now where I actually did some slow-motion testing of these two specific firearms and you'll be able to see the differences in recoil from a 40-caliber to a 9 millimeter you all right so let's talk about some pros and cons for the 40-caliber versus a nine-millimeter of course everybody wants to talk about stopping power and there are individuals who think that if you're not carrying a 45 ACP or larger then you're basically wasting your time I believe that if you are carrying any firearm regardless of calibers size capacity anything like that you're going to be far better off than the person next to you who has nothing even if they're carrying a knife a firearm is going to be a better asset with technology today the ballistic differences between the 40 caliber and the 9 millimeter are basically negligible yes a 40 caliber is a bigger bullet traveling at about the same speed so from a foot-pounds of energy it's going to be a little different and that's great for us PSA or anything like that where you need to have a power factor but beyond that for a personal defence situation let's say I would always want to carry as much ammunition as I could the nine-millimeter allows for that both of these pistols here are identical in size however the nine-millimeter allows me to carry two more rounds in the standard configuration than the 40 caliber those two rounds might mean the difference between a situation ending very poorly for you or situation ending less poorly for you so the bottom line is this 9-millimeter versus the 40 caliber or really any other cartridge the debate will always be there there will always be people on both sides of that fence so to speak but I am of the belief that the nine-millimeter is plenty capable weigh in on this topic below in the comment section what do you think what is your carry caliber of choice and why with that I will say thank you all very much for watching I will talk to you again very soon

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Length: 9min 54sec (594 seconds)

Published: Sun May 01 2016