Tacbandit
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.45 acp, in my XD-S...I love small platform brick launchers, and 6 rounds
is plenty
is plenty
What's your Favorite Pistol Caliber?
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buckfynn
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1st choice .45 ACP. 1911 or Sig P220
2nd choice .40 S&W P226
2nd choice .40 S&W P226
Hit_Factor
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9mm is my favorite to shoot. Loads from 850 fps to 1360 fps, weights from 115 gr to 147 gr. Whats not to like?
There are several others I really like shooting, but favorite was the question.
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There are several others I really like shooting, but favorite was the question.
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fastbolt
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Once upon a time I would've had a quick & ready answer. Not so much nowadays.
For revolvers, it used to be .357 Magnum for medium-bore chores ... but .44 Magnum for big-bore needs. I was an avid handloader and fine-tuned loads for various purposes. Nowadays it's .38 Spl (usually +P), and only because I often carry one of my J-frames as a retirement weapon.
For pistols, it used to be .45 ACP ... but then I acclimated myself to 9mm ... and then yet again to .40 S&W (after seeing that it wasn't some passing fad 10 years after its adoption in LE ) ... and nowadays it's ... whichever.
When I'm done with coffee while browsing the forums, I'm going to belt on my 4040PD and go for a motorcycle ride over to the Coast. Why the 4040PD? Why not? Because it's clean and it shoots rather well for me ... and I just don't feel like picking one of my 9's or .45's (or another of my .40's) today.
Since a box of Ranger 165gr RA40TA was on top of a box of 180gr RA40T when I was loading the 4040PD yesterday (and was therefore quicker to grab), that's what I used to load the mags & pistol. I'd just finished shooting a mix of some 180gr RA40T (both the SXT & T-Series versions), some 165gr RA40TA (previous SXT version), some 180gr HST and even some 155gr STHP earlier this week, all of which provided fine accuracy & handling in fast-paced training drills and a qual, so I'm fine with any of them.
Thinking about it, I suppose that a career in LE, and more than 20 years as a LE firearms instructor, have made the idea of a "favorite caliber" somewhat irrelevant, for me.
Depends on the day and circumstances ...
For revolvers, it used to be .357 Magnum for medium-bore chores ... but .44 Magnum for big-bore needs. I was an avid handloader and fine-tuned loads for various purposes. Nowadays it's .38 Spl (usually +P), and only because I often carry one of my J-frames as a retirement weapon.
For pistols, it used to be .45 ACP ... but then I acclimated myself to 9mm ... and then yet again to .40 S&W (after seeing that it wasn't some passing fad 10 years after its adoption in LE
) ... and nowadays it's ... whichever. When I'm done with coffee while browsing the forums, I'm going to belt on my 4040PD and go for a motorcycle ride over to the Coast. Why the 4040PD? Why not? Because it's clean and it shoots rather well for me ... and I just don't feel like picking one of my 9's or .45's (or another of my .40's) today.
Since a box of Ranger 165gr RA40TA was on top of a box of 180gr RA40T when I was loading the 4040PD yesterday (and was therefore quicker to grab), that's what I used to load the mags & pistol. I'd just finished shooting a mix of some 180gr RA40T (both the SXT & T-Series versions), some 165gr RA40TA (previous SXT version), some 180gr HST and even some 155gr STHP earlier this week, all of which provided fine accuracy & handling in fast-paced training drills and a qual, so I'm fine with any of them.
Thinking about it, I suppose that a career in LE, and more than 20 years as a LE firearms instructor, have made the idea of a "favorite caliber" somewhat irrelevant, for me.
Depends on the day and circumstances ...
Reloadron
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Following 75 replies why am I starting to see .41 Magnum cases in my sleep? About 15 years ago I was thinking about that cartridge and here I am all over again thinking how it might be nice to have a .41 Mag revolver.
Those who shoot it swear by it. Must be something there.
Ron
Those who shoot it swear by it. Must be something there.
Ron
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10mm for me too
Favorite Handgun to shoot is my Ruger SRH 44mag. Shoot it the best of all my handguns. Favorite cartridge? Well that depends on what I am carrying at the time. Any of my carry guns will do the job, 9 or .45 and even the 357 snubby.
Inebriated
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.45 ACP for me!
GMHAYESUSN
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10MM Auto. I honestly cant tell you why other than...It shoots for me and I have loved it since I knew it existed! it was the first "have to have" gun Ive seen. Will never stop kicking myself for selling my first. A Auto Ord. 1911 in 10MM...loved that gun. Still looking for another.
harqueb.us
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Favorite caliber is the .22 because my favorite guns to shoot are .22s.
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