What's your favorite caliber to shoot?

[Vern Humphrey]

Like the opinionated elbow I am, I say there are four useful pistol calibers:

1. .22 Long Rifle -- for target, small game, plinking and practice. I shoot more .22s than all other calibers combined (and that's a LOT!)

2. .38 Special/.357 Magnum -- it will do everything smaller calibers will do and do it better. I like a 148 grain hollowbase wadcutter driven by 2.7 grains of Bullseye for small game and plinking, and full charge loads of .357 for defense or hunting. The .357 is the only handgun I ever shot anyone with -- and it did the job.

3. .45 ACP. I consider this cartridge, and its original platform (the M1911 and M1911A1) the ideal defensive system. My current carry gun is a Kimber Custom Classic.

4. .45 Colt -- like the .38 Special/.357 Magnum, it's highly versatile. I shoot loads that duplicate the original blackpowder loads (but with smokeless, of course) performance -- a 255 grain wide nose at 1,000 fps in my Colt New Service, and more potent loads in my Ruger Blackhawk.

 

[Dionysusigma]

12 gauge. They make great reactive targets.

I'd have to go with .22 because of the price and the recoil doesn't get to you after an hour of shooting.

 

[litman252]

.22 LR out of my 22/45 or Rem pump.
.45ACP is right behind it out of the 1911.
Tony

 

[pauli]

what? no .30 carbine fans?

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I had a .30 Carbine once -- I was issued an M2 Carbine as an Adviser, during my first tour in Viet Nam.

I wrapped it around a tree.

 

[WhiteKnight]

.22LR. Good thing. It's cheap.

 

[sfhogman]

22lr outta my Single-Six or 22/45. After that, 45LC. But to paraphrase Elmer, any game that burns powder is OK with me...
Jeff

 

[cratz2]

I'm sure I've had more fun shooting the 22lr than any centerfire round... But I like the big boom and solid pushy recoil from a 5" 1911 in 45 ACP. I also enjoy the 9mm while I find the 40S&W a bit to agressive to purely just 'enjoy'.

 

[MikeJ]

I have two favorites; 9mm and .38 special. Both of these rounds give me just enough power so I can feel it.

 

[nero45acp]

Vern, what was wrong with your issued M2?




nero

 

[Scoob]

I like .40 cal. best. Flame me if you want, I couldn't care less

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Quote:
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Vern, what was wrong with your issued M2?
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It was a worthless piece of &^% that wouldn't knock down a ^*&%$ing 120-pound VC.

 

[nero45acp]

Vern, I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I like the M1 Carbine quite a bit (for plinking), and I've never had the opportunity to get any info on the M1 or M2 Carbine from someone who's actually carried it in the field. Was it reliable, or was your dislike for it based on the ineffectiveness of the .30 carbine cartridge? How difficult was the M2 to shoot accurately on full-auto? Thanks.



nero

 

[Iron Mike]

I have a S&W 25-5 in 45lc that is my favorite shooter.Next is a Ruger bisley also 45lc, just about anything in any .45(Sig220,colt 1911 various Marlin lever guns) that big hunk of lead is an awesome home defense round and the noise when you hit a steel target ....I dont know kind of a metalic splat, nothing else like it

 

[Bill B.]

.22 LR wins hands down for me!

 

[sturmruger]

I am with Bill on this one. I LOVE shooting .22 LR.

I wish they had a USPSA league where we could use a .22 LR I would be all over that in a heart beat.

 

[Mac Attack]

.22 LR. Because it's so darn cheap and most of the time when I am shooting it I am just out to have fun and am not trying too hard to hit the bullseye.

If cost wasn't a factor I really like shooting my M1 Carbine in .30 Carbine. It's an under appreciated round that doesn't kick too hard and is a joy to shoot.

 

[Little Loudmouth]

22lr. You should see the grin on my face after one of my shots makes an X on those tiny little United States Benchrest targets.

 

[George Hill]

140MM.


http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m47-dragon.htm
Really, it was a POS but it was FUN to shoot!

 

[gulogulo1970]

1. 40 S&W
2. 45 ACP
3. 357 MAG

 

[DMK]

.22LR
.45ACP
.38 Special

 

[Pappy John]

.44 special or .44 magnum cases down-loaded to special velocity.

 

[had]

#1- .45 acp

#2- .22 lr

#3- everything else!



had

 

[Knives]

I guess my absolute favorite would be .357Mag. .44Mag and .22LR come in pretty close behind though.

 

[Soap]

I be shootin fitties out my twin DEs fool!

.22LR is the shiz-tizzle fo shizzle.