Whats your favorite caliber?

[Marshall 357]

This might have been asked before, just wondering what you like,it can be a rifle or handgun caliber and if you want give the model of our favorite weapon. I think my favorite is the 44 magnum and my S&W 29-2 with 8 3/8'' bbl. Merry Christmas

 

[mkk41]

As the screen name suggests , when it comes to sixguns , it's the .41 Remington Magnum. It's the name I picked when I joined the old Sixgunner forum.

 

[Smith357]

1.) .22lr
It's cheap, readily available , easy to shoot, and fun.
2.) .38 spl / .357 Magnum
Easy to reload, very accurate, a lot of data out there for going from mild to wild.
3.) .30-06
Unmatched versatility for the reloader, the ability to take any game in North America, available at any back water podunk bait store.

 

[Mule88]

44 Magnum, I shoot and reload it more than anything else and its all I use during gun season.

 

[NKJ nut]

.22 LR in my Thompson Machine Operative B or my old Browning Buckmark with a TM Zephyr suppressor

12 ga. in my Browning A-5 Light Twelve

.30-06 in my SIG SHR970 or my 1944 Garand. Two rifles; same great caliber.

.45 ACP in the SIG P220 or 9mm in the Glock 19. I know that is two guns and two calibers but I refuse to choose between them because I wouldn't want to hurt either one of their feelings

 

[walnutred]

My favorite changes over the years and will probably keep changing as long as I shoot. It started out as 32 Long then went to 32 WCF. Then it progressed to 45 Colt and 45 ACP until I picked up my first 41 Mag in the early 80s. Last few years I find I load a lot of 38 Special which I ignored for a LONG time because ammo was cheap and easy to find. However now I'm back to 32 Long and 32 WCF.

So my favorite calibers are 22 LR, 30-06 and 16ga. With the exception of my military time I can and have done everything I need to do with a firearm with one of those calibers. Though 30-06 and 16ga is close enough to 7.62 Nato and 12 ga as to be moot.

 

[Model19man]

I like .45 Colt caliber. Most accurate wheel gun I've seen is my Model 1955 in that caliber. Punches great big holes in the paper, easy to see with my old eyes from 25 yards away. Great on iron targets at 50 yards too. A blast to shoot one handed on the pneumatic shooting range at 15 yards.

For some reason the same gun with its 45ACP cylinder / ammo is not as accurate. I plan to try it again with 45 Auto Rim brass to see if it works better than ACP brass. Might try to use .455" bullets in Auto Rim brass. Anyone tried that?

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

1.) .22lr
It's cheap, readily available , easy to shoot, and fun.
2.) .38 spl / .357 Magnum
Easy to reload, very accurate, a lot of data out there for going from mild to wild.
3.) .30-06
Unmatched versatility for the reloader, the ability to take any game in North America, available at any back water podunk bait store.

Hands down the .22 but if I had to list, I would adopy our esteemed moderator's list and reasonings in their entirity. I would also add 12ga for the exact same reasons.

Try the mom and pop store in Bumphouque Louisiana and ask for a box of .357 sig, some 7mm-08 and a box of .28 gauge spreader loads and see where that gets ya!

 

[tops]

I am not opinionated but, every rifle caliber since the 30-06 and pistol calibers since the .357 has been a waste of time. Larry

 

[Texas Star]

.357 Magnum, but largely because I can also use .38 ammo for lesser needs.

Favorite gun is probably the S&W M-66-3 with four inch barrel and Pachmayr Presentation grips.

But I fire more .357 ammo from a prized Ruger GP-100, which is larger and better designed for those pressures on a frequent basis.

 

[photoman]

.38 Special

 

[gunlovingirl]

Twenty-two.

 

[Will Carry]

The .357 magnum. The King!

 

[DCWilson]

There are calibers I like and calibers I shoot most. They aren't the same thing.

I just have a never-ending respect for the .44 Special. Its magnum cousin seems like an overkill round to me, and one that carries more oomph than is needed in almost every situation. If I would only shoot soft loads in a .44 magnum, why not just rely on the parent round? From 1908 to 1955 it was THE cartridge in the S&W world, and only a few guys with long distances around their houses and a perceived need to drop deer with a wheelgun at 600 yards thought otherwise.

But when I buy guns for my collection, I really seem to load up on .38s and .22s. So I'd have to go with .38 Special and .22 LR for basic shooting.

I'll just observe in passing that these rounds perform best for me in prewar and postwar transitional revolvers.

As a footnote, I really like general shooting with .32 Long, .38 S&W, and .45 ACP (in a 1917), but they don't count as favorites.

 

[Doug627]

300 Savage in my Remington 700 BDL amd Savage 99; .45 Colt in my S&W 25-5 (with BullseyeSmith trigger job; and .357 Mag. in my S&W 66-6 3" (again with a BullseyeSmith trigger job). BullseyeSmith trigger jobs are unbelieveably smooth.

 

[gregintenn]

Favorite caliber? That's like asking which is my favorite child. I like em all!!!

 

[CO_Kid]

Mine hands down is the 45 Colt. My favorite guns to shoot are single actions in 45 Colt. It's also good as a dual purpose round, as there are plenty of rifles in that caliber too.

Next would be the 357.

 

[DeadAye]

Favorite caliber is 50 (12.7×99mm NATO)
Favorite round is 50 BMG
Favorite rifle is Twin 50s

 

[Andy Griffith]

.22 (all it's variants, but especially .22 Short)
.38 Special and it's brothers (.38 Short Colt, Long Colt and .357 magnum too)
16 Gauge
.264 Winchester Magnum

 

[Joe in SC]

Without a doubt, the 44 Special is my favorite. After that any caliber with a four as the first numerial in it's designation is right up there, also.

There's just something very comforting about a wheelgun (or an auto, for that matter) that can spit out a chunk o' lead that weighs 200 grains or better at 850+ fps. It dosen't hurt a thing that most of this class of cartridge is capable of shooting the apple off of someone's head without messing up their "do".

Having said all that my second choice would be the classic 45 ACP. It still amazes me that back when I was a kid this round was considered a very powerful, big kicker that was hard to master due to the recoil and power level ??? I've got a couple of very nice 1911's but the real sleeper is the 625-2. It's a serious accurate gun that really shines at the range, especially in double action. I know why ole' Jerry M. chose this one for speed/accuracy shooting double action. That extra weight of the full length lug underneath the barrel makes this gun immediately settle right back down to the right spot, making it easy to concentrate on your next shot. I'm not as fast as him but I certainly can amuse myself with this good revolver. It makes me smile and that's what counts !

Then there's the 41 Magnum. Actually, there should have been a 41 Special. I know, there is one, but it got out of sequence, somehow. If it had come first, instead of the magnum version this would have been the most popular magnum caliber instead of the 44 Mag. I've got 2 model 57 no dash guns, one an S number gun with 4 inch tube and beautiful diamond targets and a N numbered 6 inch that will amaze any good shooter at 100 yards.

It's just too hard to name a favorite caliber with so many good one's out there.