Reccomend .40? Beretta 96 or Glock 22?

Question

I am a civilian looking to buy a home defense auto. I'm a little turned off on the 9mm round, I've read about insuffient stopping power. I don't like the feel of the XD line, but I've fired both glocks and 92fs at range and am comfortable with both.

Also I know the 92 fs is very reliable, but does the same go with the 96?

Answer 1

With all due respect you have been mis-informed about the ballistic's and capabilities of the 9MM caliber cartridge. As a former Law Enforcement /Detective and a Gunshop Owner for over 29 years. I can tell you that 96.2% of ALL Municipal Police Departments in the United States carry 9MM service weapons both as standard field sidearms but they are also carried by S.W.A.T,QRT teams, and Special Operations Sections.....
In regards to your question, the Glock is a good choice for either model, but you also need to consider that the .40 caliber round is a bit more powerful, but also becomes an issue if you live in an apartment or home that neighbors live close by. Shoot thru is a major point you should consider. People swear by reviews that are in Gun Magazines but they don't realize that the contributing manufactures RARELY get a bad review. The trend today is BIGGER, BADDER, PENETRATION. This is just not the way it is......It's not the power of the handgun, but it is the ability of the Shooter..regardless of the gun caliber. I guess what I'm getting at is this. You can spend hundreds of hours reading and believeing whatever you read or you can go out and experience it yourself. Do I need to help you decide what way to go? Your life and the welfare of your own family as well as the welfare of neighbors depends on your educated choices. Once you pull that trigger, you can't take back the bullet

Answer 2

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Reccomend .40? Beretta 96 or Glock 22?
I am a civilian looking to buy a home defense auto. I'm a little turned off on the 9mm round, I've read about insuffient stopping power. I don't like the feel of the XD line, but I've fired both glocks and 92fs at range and am comfortable with both.

Also I know the 92 fs is very reliable, but...

Answer 3

Both are good quality firearms and ether will serve you well. I am issued a Glock 22 and feel well about its reliability, accuracy and power. I have never shot a Beretta 96, so I can not speak for or against it. In the end go with what feels the most comfortable in your hand.

Only plus I would give the Glock over the Beretta is all the after market parts available for it and it holds 3 more rounds than the Beretta.

Answer 4

Interesting question.

The military uses the M-9 (92). Based on my own experience in qualifying with and carrying them while deployed, I found the 92 to be soft-shooting (due to additional weight), smooth, reliable, and very accurate - more accurate than the Glock. The additional safeties are also a nice touch - if all parties using the weapon remember to employ them EVERY time. The 96 is the same basic weapon with the additional power of the .40 - so very nice.

Glocks have fewer parts, are lighter, easier to maintain, absurdly reliable, also as the safety is limited to the trigger, they take some of the guesswork out of the manual safety and encourages you to keep the chamber clear. If you could only have one handgun, a Glock in 9mm or .357 revolver loaded w .38 hollow points, would be a reasonable choice.

I've used the 21, 30, 22, 17, and 19 extensively in training. Of these, my lady didn't like the 21 or 30 (big grip) or the 22 (snappy recoil). She loved the 19 and basically made it her range gun. Shot it better than I did with a little instruction and I shot expert as a Marine - but hey, we're riflemen.

As for the big bore brigade who tells you 9mm is insufficient; with modern hollow points the difference between 9 / .40 / .45 is practically nil. The big difference is the recoil. For me recoil may not matter much, but if you take your lady to the range and hand her a 10/22 or a 92 along with a little patient instruction, she'll probably have fun putting accurate rounds downrange. But hand her a .40 or full power .357 and she may never come back.

If you're looking at home defense, it makes sense to have a weapon all household members could effectively employ - ie standard pressure rounds and reduced recoil shotgun shells. Also, unless attacked by several bad guys or an armed one, I'd personally opt for a louisville slugger over a gun. A bat looks better in court and will still take care of things if you do.

But if your lady is home alone, she'd be better served with a firearm - so you'd best pick one she is happy using. Forget the .44 magnum or .454 nonsense. Forget the +P. A standard pressure 9mm or .38 with hollow points is plenty - and she might actually enjoy shooting it.

Finally, if you're even pretending to be serious about home defense and your doggie doesn't have the run of the house to patrol effectively, you're just kidding yourself. Their ears are so much better than ours - particularly if you've spent too much time firing heavy weapons without sufficient hearing protection :)

Answer 5

Beretta 96 Review

Answer 6

Glocks have 2 advantages over the Beretta that may save your life when it counts, reliability and simplicity.
While the Beretta isn't a junk gun, no pistol is as reliable as a Glock, and if you want power nothing handles high power loads as well as a Glock.
Before buying the 22, you might want to try a 20. The 10mm that the 20 shoots has about double the power of a .40, and if you reload you can make your own 10mm loads cheaper and better than anything the factories make.
I use 190 grain Sierra FPJ bullets and get 1200 feet per second with them from my Glock 20. When you do the math that works out to about 700 foot pounds of knock down.

Answer 7

Get Glock 22. I have shot one of those also and it's a good gun. I've also handled Beretta 92fs, it's not that great, the double action trigger pull is horrible, it's a long drawn out pull, but all the single action trigger pulls are good. I think that the Army and the Marines should've picked the Sig P226 for the M9 pistol designation.

I hear a lot about 9mm having insufficient stopping power. I remember seeing a Navy SEAL documentary on the Discovery Channel. When the weapon's instructor talked about the Sig P226, he said:

"Well some might say that this is just a 9mm. Well if I put two rounds through your heart and one round through your head, you wouldn't know the difference."

If you've ever taken a defensive handgun course, they'll teach you how to put two rounds in the center mass of a target in quick succession, because pistols generally lack the stopping power to take out a target in one shot, so two is necessary. If the two center mass shots don't take out the target, you're supposed to follow up with a headshot to the forehead. The area you're supposed to hit is the size of a business card.

Answer 8

You can never go wrong with a Beretta; forget the Glock as I have cop friends who have nothing but problems with them. In reality for home defense I would urge you to blow 250 bucks and get a remington 870 pump 12 gauge. You can do more damage to an intruder and not have to worry about harming an innocent child in the next house with a stray bullet. I load mine with 6 shot; and don't sneer; the 6 shot blows a hole in half inch plywood the size of a canteloupe, think what it would do to a human chest.

Answer 9

Go with the Glock I just bought a Glock 21 45 lact week and I love it.The 40 round is morepowerful than the 9.

Answer 10

Get the glock, because it can easily be converted to a 9mm for cheaper practice and then turned back into a 40 for home defense. Lone Wolf Distributors sell 9mm barrels for the model 22 for 100 bucks. All that has to be done is change the barrel and magazine to the caliber you desire.