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About a week ago I bought an EMP .40 from a friend who needed some quick cash to pay his tax bill. I had seen these and always thought they looked like a cool option, but the price is pretty high so I never bit. This time though, the stars seemed to align so I now have one in the collection.

According to my friend, he had less than 50 rounds through it. The slide is very tight and needs a strong hand to rack, but I assume that will loosen with some range time. I also notice the internal parts seemed a little sharp, like they need some wearing in. My friend said he had never stripped it for cleaning and he did not know what I was talking about when I asked if he had the take down tool. It is a real pain to get the recoil spring out without that tool as it is very tight. I ended up ordering a brass one on line but I haven't received it yet.

It shoots beautifully. Very accurate, and even in .40 the recoil is not bad. The night sights work well and the craftsmanship seems excellent. I have only put a couple of hundred rounds through it so I can't comment much on reliability although I had no failures with Federal, Winchester and Speer. I have read on line that the EMPs don't feed Hornady well, so I am loading with Gold Dots for now until I can test more.

Bottom line, at this point I can give a strong thumbs up to the EMP. I ordered a holster from Black Hills Leather and I plan to start carrying it when I need a compact option.