Cartridge influence on gun choice

[38snapcaps]

Do you have any guns that you like not because of what type the gun is but what cartridge it shoots?

For example; one reason I prefer a .38 snubnose is because I like the cartridge, how it looks, and its history. I also find the .22 WMR appealing because it "just looks right". Actually I like the looks of any revolver cartridge better than autos, I think this is a direct influence on my preferring revolvers. There is just something extra cool about watching Clint Eastwood reload a Colt 45 more so than Bruce Willis slapping a mag in a 1911. For sure both are fun to watch.

The .22lr just doesn't do a thing for me, so I do not own a .22. I HAD a .380 for a while but that puny "bullet" wasn't anything to get excited about. A handful of .45 ACP cartridges just looks and feels so "American", it's one of the things I like about a 1911.

How about you?

 

[Mainsail]

I bought a Taurus 85 because I had a box of ammunition left over from my AF days, we carried the .38 on the job.

 

[MrBorland]

I know this is a handgun forum, but the Marlin 1894C lever guns tend to be like that.

Chambered in .357 & .44 mag, many seem to like the idea of having a revolver and rifle that use the same ammo.

As I mentioned in a recent thread on the rifle forum, for serious use, the rifle and revolver optimally use different loads, so the shooter ironically would often end up with separate rifle and revolver ammo anyway.

 

[slamfirev10]

j-frame in 32h&r mag

20% more firepower than 38 spcl (6 shots vs 5) w/ roughly the same ballistics, better when i roll my own

 

[slamfirev10]

As I mentioned in a recent thread on the rifle forum, for serious use, the rifle and revolver optimally use different loads, so the shooter ironically would often end up with separate rifle and revolver ammo anyway.

good point

 

[mokin]

I bought my Glock 29 because I've wanted a 10 mm Auto since that cartridge came out.

 

[rha600]

Not sure if this is what you mean, but I bought a .357 because of the flexibility of being able to shoot .38special, .38+P and the .357 Mag ammo. I also like those calibers for home defense which is mainly what the gun would be used for.

 

[fireside44]

As I mentioned in a recent thread on the rifle forum, for serious use, the rifle and revolver optimally use different loads, so the shooter ironically would often end up with separate rifle and revolver ammo anyway.

True, but even having the capability of partial compatibility, such as using the same projectile, can be a serious savings.

 

[BlayGlock]

I bought a Taurus 85 because I had a box of ammunition left over from my AF days, we carried the .38 on the job.

Now that is good reasoning. You sir, are a genius. Im gonna try that one on the wife.

"Hunnie, I have a few boxes of this ammo but no gun to shoot them in. SO... I need to get one so that ammo doesnt go to waist, I mean with all of the ammunition starved people out there these days we cant let it go bad." lol.

I bought my Glock 29 because I've wanted a 10 mm Auto since that cartridge came out.

Ditto.

 

[easyg]

I bought a Taurus 905 snubbie just because I had never owned (or fired) a 9mm revolver.
As it turns out, I think that it's great!

More powerful than a .38 snub-nose, but much more controllable (and less painful) than a .357 magnum snub-nose.

 

[cornman]

I wont get anything in a .40

 

[HGUNHNTR]

I bought FN's FiveseveN because of the round. I would have preferred a different pistol, but currently it is my only choice.

 

[rmfnla]

I do understand.

I'm a .44 Special nut; don't ask me why.

I've probably had 20 different guns in that caliber (not including 4 or 5 .44 Magnums); there's just something about it that appeals to me.

Used to reload for it (and others) as well but I seem to do less of that since shooting is such an ordeal in Los Angeles.


Here lies Lester Moore
Four slugs from a .44
No Les No Moore.

 

[MCgunner]

I've always had a thing for the .357 Magnum. Fortunately, there's no lack of choices in firearms. I never bought a Coonan, draw the line at auto pistols for it, but I have a Blackhawk and two Taurus 66s (3" and 4") in the caliber and have owned others. I also very much like my Rossi M92 lever carbine in the caliber, kick but with .357s, .22 like with light .38s. The ability to shoot .38 loads is one of my reasons for liking the caliber, gives it versatility in the field. I've taken rabbits, deer, and hogs with .357 magnum handguns. I own other stuff, but I like .357 when it comes right down to it.

 

[jbauch357]

I tend to be a fan of the .357mag - this started early on because I was a horrid shot with auto's and my uncle had a GP100 he'd let me borrow/shoot regularly. Being able to shoot .38's out of the same pistol is also nice for target shooting - or loading into small frame .357's like the SP101 that can be a bit uncomfortable with full-power magnum loads.

 

[huntsman]

I HAD a .380 for a while but that puny "bullet" wasn't anything to get excited about. A handful of .45 ACP cartridges just looks and feels so "American",

I have to disagree I think both cartridges look "American" kinda like big brother little brother thing.

Do you have any guns that you like not because of what type the gun is but what cartridge it shoots?

yeah to some extent my .45, because it's a .45 and also not a 1911.