p40 or cw40

[87_4runner]

Hello im new here im wonderin if you guys can give me some inpute on the p40 amd the cw40 iv been reading up on both and iv seen a ton of horror about the cw40 i am getting the pistol for a carry iv havent heard to much about the p40 being bad but i like the cost of the cw40 way more but dont want to buy a turd so please let me know your thoughts thanks you

[bufford]

The line has been out long enough to not worry about it, so long as you are buying a relatively new gun.My CW40 was flawlwss EXCEPT - DO NOT SHOOT STEEL CASE AMMO. I had a round get stuck. Everything else was golden!

[knkali]

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I love my P40. At first break in was a problem but most of that was the shooter. I am going to a combat course this weekend and will use it for the first time under stress conditions and report back to this forum if any problems should arise. So far so good though.

[JFootin]

The reason you see more stories of problems with the CW40 is that there are a lot more of them being sold currently. Also, I think the much lower price is drawing in a lot of novice shooters. They are functionally the same gun, made in the same factory using 98% the same parts. No difference in quality of manufacture or reliability. Now, the P40 has some features and available factory options that you cannot get with the CW40. Either way, you are getting a fine firearm that is thin, light, easy to carry, well made, surprisingly light on recoil and a pleasure to shoot.

[knkali]

The reason you see more stories of problems with the CW40 is that there are a lot more of them being sold currently. Also, I think the much lower price is drawing in a lot of novice shooters. They are functionally the same gun, made in the same factory using 98% the same parts. No difference in quality of manufacture or reliability. Now, the P40 has some features and available factory options that you cannot get with the CW40. Either way, you are getting a fine firearm that is thin, light, easy to carry, well made, surprisingly light on recoil and a pleasure to shoot.

Agreed but my P40 is not light on recoil. It took me a lot of getting used to since it was my first .40 and polymer gun.

[TheTman]

I have a CW40 and it's been very well behaved. Only problems I had were caused by me.

[87_4runner]

Thank you for the information im still leary i shoot my 1911 45 usually but uts kinda bulkya for me cinsidering i only weigh 155 lbs i just wanna make sure there wont be any problems in a attack on me ill be mostly using it for hiking in a bad area of the cascades

[O'Dell]

Thank you for the information im still leary i shoot my 1911 45 usually but uts kinda bulkya for me cinsidering i only weigh 155 lbs i just wanna make sure there wont be any problems in a attack on me ill be mostly using it for hiking in a bad area of the cascades

To each his own, but I have had seven Kahrs in the last five years. These included two PM's, four CW's and a MK40. None has failed, even during break in. In that same time period, I have had eight 1911's. Three of the eight failed and required tuning, parts, or in one case, had to be sent back to the factory. Only the two SIGS, two Springfields and a Rock Island were without fault. BTW. these 1911's that required work were not inexpensive pistols. They were a Kimber, STI, and a Detonics.

[jocko]

never owned a 1911 45 but I read and remember what posters say. IO the 1911 are certainly not a trouble free gun PERIOD. Many high dollar guns HAVE to go back at leastonce, seems like in a survey posted here about 1911's the kimber was the highest with returns.