What caliber do you carry most for Self Defence?

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Hello friends and neighbors // I did not realise so many folks carried 45 auto.

 

[Manco]

Hello friends and neighbors // I did not realise so many folks carried 45 auto.

My guess would be that .45 ACP is probably a lot more common among gun aficionados (like those who post on gun forums) than the general population of gun owners, among whom .25 ACP and other small calibers are likely to be more common than 9mm and larger calibers.

 

[Strahley]

9mm Luger

 

[The Tucson Kid]

9mm - Kel-Tec PF9 most
22 - Gelesi 22L automatic, till I get a 380

 

[Broken Anvil]

.357 J-frame AIWB, .380 P238 in a pocket holster

 

[jw johnson]

.357 sig Model 31 and 33 glock.

I also tote at sig 230 .380 once in a while.

 

[tbone3]

Almost always have my 642 in .38 Special. Next would be my PF9.

 

[HK Jake]

I was going to create an entirely new poll, but this is much, much better!

Resurrecting dead thread!

I've always been curious as to which was the most popular caliber, and I'm very surprised at a couple things: (1) I figured 9x19mm would be far and away most popular, (2) .38 Special has more votes than .40 S&W , (3) .45 ACP is still going strong!

I carry .40 S&W.

 

[FoMoGo]

My 2 current carry calibers are .45acp and .44 S&W SPL.
With a frequency nod to the .45.


Jim

 

[PabloJ]

Lions share will go to old time favorites like: 9 Browning, 9x19, .38, .357 and .45ACP. I would expect only newcomer of any consequence to be .40S&W.

 

[Nushif]

9mm in one of my various platforms. Most likely:
Beretta 9000S
Taurus PT911

 

[thunder173]

I carry different calibers for different needs,...differing days and weather considerations,....but the absolute most often carried is .380 with a Keltec P3AT that is in my pocket almost every day.

 

[glock36]

I carry a .45 cal. Glock 36 roughly 90% of the time the other 10% I carry my Sig Sauer
SP 2022 in .40 cal.

 

[wrs840]

The five choices square in the middle of your poll. I honestly don't think I could narrow it to one as "most".

 

[HammerheadSSN663]

MOST:

Summer: 38+p in SW snub

Winter: 9mm Sig 229

 

[AethelstanAegen]

.45 ACP in either a 1911 or an XD Compact depending on what clothing I plan to wear and wear I plan to go. Surprise, surprise the 1911 conceals much better for me but sometimes I feel more comfortable with the XD (double the capacity of the 1911).

 

[Tokarevsrule]

7.62x25 in a yugo m57. I only carry it with Wolf HPs. 357 magnum power in an automatic pistol was too good to resist. I would bet it is one of the most reliable autos there is(except the 1911).

 

[Pete D.]

I didn't vote. Not a criticism but what I carry "depends". Sometimes I have a .22 on board or a .25 in my pocket, sometimes a .32. I carry, at other times. a Makarov or a .38 Snubbie, or a Glock 36.
There's six different cartridges right there.
Pete

 

[ATBackPackin]

The most? 9mm

9mm Mak and .327mag are tied for 2nd place.

Shawn

 

[GunBugBit]

The pistol round that was designed to drop a man when another round just was not getting the job done. And then this new round proved itself on battlefields and streets again and again and again.

Oh, and a really beautiful pistol was designed to shoot this round out of.

That's what I carry.

 

[zxcvbob]

Used to be a .380 until I found a K-frame (38 Special) holster I like. If I find good holster for my CZ-82 (9mm Mak) I may switch to that.

 

[mopar92]

.50 bmg

 

[Justin123]

.44 special

.40 S&W

 

[AZ Hawkeye]

95% of the time it's .40 S&W. The other 5% of the time it's 9x19mm.

 

[SeekHer]

.41 Rem mag