Which caliber do you prefer? Why?

Discuss handguns, revolvers and other pistol-type arms.

What's your preferred handgun caliber?

9mm
94
59%
.40SW
11
7%
.45ACP
30
19%
.357 Magnum
8
5%
.44 Magnum
2
1%
.38 SPL
0
No votes
.22 LR
1
1%
Something else
14
9%
 
Total votes: 160

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Re: Which caliber do you prefer? Why?

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I have carried a 40 since 1997. I do have many others that I like too. My go to is the G23.


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Re: Which caliber do you prefer? Why?

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I like the heavy push, or impulse vs the snappy light bullet weights.
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Like Flash, love my P220's in .45, but do use 9mm alot these days. Many years ago in a far off land I could only use 9mm in subs and sidearms. .45 was our dream, but now with the vast improvements in modern projectiles and powders, 9mm works well ! Wish we had this stuff 40 years ago.
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Rhome11 wrote: May 16th, 2018, 3:23 pm 9mm, its light, fun and fast. Although there are times that short, fat and slow are called for.
There are a lot of women who prefer short fat and slow to long slim and done already. More pleasure for her.
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Post by Boriqua »

If its strictly self defense I guess 9mm because I can have a lot on board but sometimes shooting is just for the damn fun of it and so I voted .357

For just plain giggles I find the .357 recoil, accuracy, sound and push out of a revolver to put a giant sloppy grin on my face.

Now i have a G20 coming .. maybe it will give me what both of these do??
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Post by semperfisurveyor »

I’ve migrated to 9mm as the preferred CCW caliber.

Small, light and manageable with plenty of confidence that the Hornady Critical Duty/Defense will get the job done if I do my part.

Recently vetted a P365 for carry rotation, so capacity is less of an issue.
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9mm. Easy to shoot. High capacity. Ammo availability.
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Re: Which caliber do you prefer? Why?

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9mm for city carry.
357 zig for the outdoors.
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Post by lostdog99 »

I swore to uphold the Constitution against all enemies. 9mm is carried world wide. I wanted to use something that I could feed no matter who showed up to the fight. I did shoot .45 acp for over a decade , bit changed over to 9mm for many of the reasons already stated by others. Yup . . A little less energy than a 45,. . .but more than 2x the rounds in the mag, that means i am in control of where the energy gets distributed. And it still has plenty of weight and energy to penetrate to vital organs. It's a close call, but 9mm gets my vote.
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Post by DrEarlCordova »

9mm.
.38 and .22lr in second and third place.
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Re: Which caliber do you prefer? Why?

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Post by Viper 1-26 INF »

9mm, .357 Sig, and .45 ACP.

Glad to see there are others out there who enjoy the .357 Sig as well.
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Post by knockonit »

hehe, i just wonder as most gun guys are the cheapest sobs other than bass fisherman on the face of the earth, just how much of the selection process is based on $$$ versus actual wanting of the caliber of choice,

some it will be cost, some it will be round count, some it will be because of their ability to shoot it well, and well there is the ridicule of not shooting what the popular boys and girls do.
just a thought.
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Post by Copperhead »

I prefer 45acp for carry as it is sub sonic and I won't go deaf if I had to shoot from my truck or inside my home.
Favorite handgun caliber though is 41 Remington Magnum. I am able too shoot DA efficiently with it, 44 mag is just too much for me to shoot well DA.
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Re: Which caliber do you prefer? Why?

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45 ACP is my choice. First semi I ever fired. I own 9mm many 9mm's My 45 is still my favorite.
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Up here my primary carry is 357mag but it goes in stages. I can cast and swage all of what I use, I swage for some and cast for others. 44mag does most the work around here and so does the 12ga.

Cost is the primary concern, for the cost, I can make my own real cheap. I wont even fiddle with 9mm and smaller, well.....I do cast my 25acp.

I have levers in 357 and 44 so ammo is easier to deal with.
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