What's your favorite caliber?

[Durby]

I like my .40 S&W. combines power with capacity. On my wish list though: 1911, and a 357 revolver. And the only ones I can afford to shoot anymore are the .22's

 

[flyby]

.22 rf
.32acp &.380(keltec mouse food )
.38spl/.357
9mm luger/para
.45acp

 

[Silvanus]

9mm para and .38 special.

 

[Firepower!]

9mm in semi; and
44 Mag in Revolvers.

Second choice would be:
45 in semi; and
357 in Revolvers.

 

[Bill_G]

45 colt.

 

[ojibweindian]

In no order of preference: 45 ACP, 38 Spl, 357 Magnum, 9mm.

 

[Pilot]

9MM Luger.

 

[ScotZ]

.40 S&W in my SIG 229

30-06 in my Remington 700


Favorite "odd ball" cartridge is the 32-20

 

[DWARREN123]

After many handguns in many calibers I have settled on GLOCK's in 40 S&W (23-27).

 

[Crimp]

...favorite caliber to shoot...

9mm for economy & performance.

 

[Brian Williams]

9mmx32R

 

[Ben Shepherd]

General/all around: 357 by a wide margin.

Hunting: 41 mag.

Plinking/practice: 22lr.

I guess I'll leave the contender pistol barrels out of this.

 

[MCgunner]

If I had to cut it down to one, it'd be a .38/.357 revolver and a matching lever action carbine. Fortunately, I am allowed other calibers for specific jobs, but the .38/.357 is my favorite. I consider 'em as one because one revolver will fire both.

 

[wanderinwalker]

Favorite calibers? .44 Remington Magnum, no question. I don't care if it's a DA S&W, an SA Ruger or a handy carbine. My favorite caliber just cause. When I'm out in the woods, a 100-yard shot would be long, and I like the ease-of-use of this round in a long gun, and power in a handgun. My normal practice load runs 1000-fps with a 240gr bullet from a 6" revolver, and about 1200 or so from the rifle.

Runner up is a tie between 9mm Luger and .22 LR. Both of these see way more use than the .44s, but they don't give me the same kind of satisfaction. But I haven't found a .44 that goes as many places as a Kel-Tec can, and I don't think the bigger guns will ever be $12 for 550 rounds!

 

[45Guy]

Depends on the purpose.

For HD: .45ACP would be my perfect caliber, fat & slow and, to qoute Tommy Boy "That's gonna leave a mark"

Range: .22 or 9mm because of the ammo price

Woods: .357 Magnum will take care of most anything around here with the right load.

Unfortunately, all I have for choices right now are 9mm, .22, and .38/.357 because of monetary issues.

 

[Autolycus]

9mm is fine. I like .40 S&W a lot as well. Of course .45 ACP is the old standby.

 

[raborlin]

I enjoy 45 ACP and the other standard calibers of the day.

However, my greatest pleasure is shooting now obsolescent calibers such as 455 Webley Mk III, 455 Webley Auto, 7.63mm Mauser (for the Broomhandles), 8mm Nambu, and 7mm Baby Nambu (!).

Making these pistols that are usually silent speak across time and distance is almost a Zen thing for me.

 

[weisse52]

45 ACP. Followed closely by 22LR Those can handle my pistol needs.

 

[sqlbullet]

10mm

 

[David1958]

9mm & .38 Spec. Love .44 Spec. but not a reloader, so it has become a special occasion round @ current prices. Even 9mm is .17 per rd and .38's are .22 ea. these days

 

[wheelgunslinger]

45 colt is my favorite.

 

[elkhuntingfool]

45acp

 

[jad0110]

357 Magnum.

If it can shoot 357, it can also shoot 38 Special, from 158 grain SD loads all the way down to light wadcutter loads for target shooting and shotshells for small pests.

 

[BlindJustice]

.45 ACP - I have a 1911 Fullsize as wll as a 625 5: Bbl.
sor heavier loads in each platform
1911 .400 CorBon - 155 gr. @ 1350 FPS
625 - .45 Auto RIm loads are heavier than the ACP

.22 LR - FUN & Economical

S&W MOdel 60 & 686P
in .357 Mag/.38 SPecial +P
I like the .38 +P better than the .357 Mag.
but like the option of .357 Mag if that's
what's available, but I don't keep as much
of it "in tstock"

Next Handgun will be a CZ 75B in 9MM for
an economical option for the range and the DA/SA experience.

Rifle - not much of a long gun shooter anymore but I did
just inherit a Savage 110 in 7MM Rem. Magnum with a Bushnell 4x32
scope - I knnw the 7MM has great sectional density and blalistic co-efficient. and heavy enough bullets for Lower 48

I know I'll get more handguns in .45 ACP as well as .22 LR but
I.m not enjoying or warming up to the 686P and will probably sell
or trade it by this summer.

 

[boots]

i love the 44 special round...

i bought a ruger bisley hunter in 44 magnum just to shoot 44 special...


in the big ruger, the 44 special recoils less than a 9mm...shoots like a frickin laser beam...