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View Poll Results: What is your everyday big bore carry caliber?
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40 S&W
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8.18% |
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10 mm
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3.72% |
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41 Magnum
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1.86% |
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44 Special
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11.90% |
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44 Magnum
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10.78% |
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45 ACP
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52.79% |
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45 Colt
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4.83% |
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460 S&W
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1.12% |
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500 S&W
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0.37% |
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Other
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4.46% |
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06-22-2023, 06:56 PM
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PC 629 2-5/8" cut for moonclips with .44 special loads.
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06-22-2023, 07:18 PM
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629-6 Deluxe 3" bbl. with 44 Spl.
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06-24-2023, 03:26 PM
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Over the last six months I've been carrying my RIA 1911 Tactical .460 Rowland with V2 in a ghost concealment belly band holster that carries the weight close to the body, plus concealed suspenders to allow a looser waist fit to accommodate the carry setup extending inside the waistband. I alternate carrying factory Underwood 185 grain JHP clocked at 1,613fps/1,069fpe (1.4KJ) from this gun using Doppler radar, and handloads using Lehigh Defense 120 grain "Defender" solid copper slugs at 1,900fps/962fpe (1.3KJ).
One thing about the concealment belly band carry is I can wear it under lightweight athletic shorts and a loose T-shirt when working around and outside the house, and the scumbag who decides to stroll up because I have the garage door up trying to get some welding done, has no idea I'm packing a cannon just out of sight!
I won't mention the AR-15 I always have just out of sight whenever I'm working in the garage with the door up, because everyone else probably does that as well.
Just recently I decided to try the V2 damper in my SA Mil-Spec running .45 Super with no comp and an 11# recoil spring. Underwood's 185gr. JHP clocked 1,315fps/710fpe (960 joules), and my handloads pushing the Hornady 185 XTP at 1,340fps/737fpe (1KJ). Recoil is about on par with 230gr. hardball with little muzzle flip. The VIS is as crisp as the day it was machined, and close inspection of the bottom lug, recoil lugs and slide lugs reveal no peening or deformation. The V2 is designed to stop the slide just shy of M2M contact and it seems to do just that!
I tested these loads on a turkey with a large can of Campbell's soup placed inside and the turkey was blown apart as if a grenade went off inside! The bullet ruptured a water filled jug on the other side and bounced off the next jug and was found "everted" - literally turned inside out with the nose petals fragmented off, probably inside the turkey parts. I call that optimal performance for urban defense against bipedal predators.
p.s. My wife was more upset that I'd wasted a can of tasty, chunky sirloin burger, than the 15 pound turkey I blew apart!
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06-24-2023, 03:51 PM
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Nope...
.38 or 9mm.
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06-24-2023, 04:44 PM
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.45ACP in a Glock 41 is my belt carry when I’m in the woods (but my EDC is a Glock 43, 9mm).
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My carry guns include 45 ACP, 45 Colt, and 10mm.
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My EDC is a 45 GAP
My homestead carry is a 41mag. But I voted other since the GAP gets 90% of the carry time.
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06-24-2023, 09:40 PM
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.22LR through 9mm. No carry bores starting with 4 here.
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06-24-2023, 09:47 PM
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45acp in 6 different guns. Why 45? Because they don't make a 46.
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Originally Posted by SquarePizza
My EDC is a 45 GAP
My homestead carry is a 41mag. But I voted other since the GAP gets 90% of the carry time.
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Okay, that's actually pretty cool. I know a lot of folks like to dump on .45 GAP, but in all fairness, it's not a bad cartridge in terms of performance since it's pretty much just .45 ACP in a shorter case, and assuming ammo for it is easily accessible, that can obviously be a pretty big advantage during shortages because it's not a common carry cartridge.
.41 Magnum is a similar deal. Good cartridge, perhaps even an excellent cartridge considering how powerful it is, just not a common carry cartridge.
Out of curiosity, what attracted you to these cartridges? Did you just happen to find a killer deal on Police trade-ins on them or what? I'm not criticizing your choice either, I'm just genuinely curious.
I myself got into .40 S&W because of police trade-ins, and thusly I'm no stranger to the annoyance of folks asking dumb questions like; "y u no carry 9 dont u no it just as gud + moar bullitz?!"
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I have a former Brinks M&P 40C I carry.
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06-26-2023, 01:27 PM
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Only thing I carry everyday, S&W 1911Sc .45acp. 
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Originally Posted by LoboGunLeather
Not on your poll list, but the old .44-40 Colt Single Action Army Frontier Six Shooter is still just as capable of performing serious social work as it was 107 years ago when it left the factory.
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Yes.
But do you know anyone who EDC a .44-40?
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06-26-2023, 02:21 PM
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I don't regularly carry anything larger than 9mm so I have no dog in this fight. I do have a 44 Magnum but never carry it in town.
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Poll Fail.
It would be interested to know what percentage of people carry .40 and larger. So .38 or smaller should have been an option. I am a Retired LEO and even though my PD issued .40s and .45s about 90% of the retirees carry a 9mm or a .38.
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Since when are .38 Special and 9mm considered Big Bore?
Besides, everyone knows 9mm is the most popular carry round on Earth, so the results would be entirely predictable.
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Originally Posted by Forte Smitten Wesson
Since when are .38 Special and 9mm considered Big Bore?
Besides, everyone knows 9mm is the most popular carry round on Earth, so the results would be entirely predictable.
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Good question!
In my mind, "big bore" denotes a caliber that starts with the number 4.
Anything less is NOT a "big bore". 
FWIW, that isn't to say that smaller calibers aren't a viable choice for carry, only that they aren't "big bores".
As always, YMMV....
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CC only after a big bowl of Wheaties. 
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CC only after a big bowl of Wheaties.
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Once in a while when I feel the need for a really big gun I carry a John Linebaugh Bisley Vaquero in .500 Linebaugh in a Barranti IWB
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My Colt 1911 Classic, seen here with my S&W Model 27. It’s a pretty big hunk of steel to lug around, but I’d say it’s at least a tie with my Glock 19 as the pistol I shoot most accurately.
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