What's your favorite caliber?

41 magnum and then 9mm, one for love and one for necessity

32 H&R magnum

My favorite(s) change depending on my mood, the season, what I had for breakfast…

Right now, my favorites in order:
.45 Colt
.38 Special
.45 ACP
9mm
.357 magnum
.22 LR

4 months ago it would have been similar with .38 Spl and .357 magnum on top. .22 LR floats about on my list.
In 4 months? Who knows?

It’s fun shooting them all.

JR24 said:

…Favorite? .45 ACP. Something about big fat and slow just calls to me on a visceral level…

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Sounds familiar!

Kevin

It's 10mm for me in both my autos and my revolvers.
But of course I have many, many others.

My favorites
38 special effective to carry fun to shoot
357 mag when you want a little more energy
41 mag just because it's different and effective.

I don't think I have shot any cartridges that I didn't like

Definitely 9mm for me. I love it in my Glock 17, 2 Springfield Range Officers, and an AR-9. By far the most rounds reloaded here are 9mm cast and coated. A long distant second is 357 in a 6” GP-100, then 223 in a bolt and an AR, then tied for last is .22 in 3 guns and 38 in a Smith mod 67 4”.

I sold all the 30 cal and 12ga because my shoulders are falling apart and the 20ga needs to be shot sometime soon.

I've consolidated to .22, .38 special, & 9mm. I no longer hunt with a handgun and don't anticipate fighting off a bear so these accomplish what I expect out of a handgun. Besides, they're fun to shoot!

45 Colt
22LR

LeftyRed said:

I could live happily with just 22lr, 38 Special, 45LC.

Lefty

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This. If I had to pick a favorite it would be .38 special.

45 Colt, with 45 ACP and 22 lr fighting it out for second place.

.22lr
45acp
10mm
9mm

In order. But they all have different uses.

If I had to pick one it would be 10mm.
Available in Glocks and 1911s
Easy to handload.
Velocity is high enough for "regular" bullets to expand; a Nosler 150 JHP at 1,400 fps expands nicely.

CDW4ME said:

If I had to pick one it would be 10mm.
Available in Glocks and 1911s
Easy to handload.
Velocity is high enough for "regular" bullets to expand; a Nosler 150 JHP at 1,400 fps expands nicely.

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And revolvers are available in 10mm if you ever want something totally different.

Wow, tough question, favorite or the one I shoot the most these days?

Rimfire, favorite would be .22 WMR, but I have and shoot more .22LR as it is cheaper and I have a bunch of it stocked up.

CF Handguns: 45 Colt and ACP are favorites, but I Carry 9mm usually so it gets shot more than any other centerfire HG cartridge.

CF Rifles: 6.5CM (140s) and .223 (69 gr for the bolt actions and 55s for the Semis). Have not shot much of either this last year.

Dave

.45acp
44-40
45-70
.62 roundball
I like .30 carbine but I hate trimming cases.

In some kind of order:

1) .22LR- I never get tired or bored with shooting this round.
2) 9mm.- My favorite centerfire cartridge. Have more guns with this one than any other.
3) .45 ACP- This was the one I was raised on, primarily in a 1911.
4) .45 Colt- I think no collection is complete without a single action revolver for this cartridge.
5/6) .44 Special and .38 Super.- Too close to call with these two. Love them both but for different reasons.
7) .380 ACP- The perfect choice for a pocket size semi-auto.
8) .38 Special- Got to love it in any S&W K and J frame.
9) .357 Magnum- Never had much need for this cartridge but really like the guns I have it chambered in.
10) .41 Magnum- Had two excellent S&Ws for this round. Still haven't found their replacements yet.

Tough call. I’ve gotta say 41mag with 44 special nipping at its heels. It would be a photo finish to determine the winner on race day. The only auto cartridge that I really like is 45acp

Hartkopf said:

And revolvers are available in 10mm if you ever want something totally different.

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Yes they are but the Ruger, Match Champion turned out to be very scarce. Their made of unobtainum.

high country said:

This. If I had to pick a favorite it would be .38 special.

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Same here.

22lr, 22wmr, 38sp, 32acp.

22: still relatively inexpensive. can pack alot into a small case.
38 and 32: centerfire protection.

41 Remington® Magnum, hands down my all-time favorite caliber!

.358 in a handgun and .308 in a rifle would be fine. Not saying it's best for every situation or anyone else, but for what I shoot, and what I hunt, I could make due and not feel ill equipped.