Does anyone shoot anything other than 9mm?

[McChemist]

There are both I hear! No personal knowledge though.

Only if you cruise the bars in Buckhead.

 

[ColoCoug]

I shoot more .38 than 9mm, and I shoot .357 about third in frequency. I can reload .38 and .357 which makes it more economical. In fact, after getting a Model 15 and a Model 19 from a friend’s estate, I pulled out my old progressive press which had been stored for 30+ years and set it up to reload .38. I prefer to reduce the ammo bill, and I’m not going to chase my 9mm brass all over the range for the sake of reloading it.

 

[GregBFL]

I currently have handguns in .380, 9mm and 45 ACP. In rifles I have 22 LR, 5.56/.223, .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor.

 

[Photog]

I mostly shoot 44 Special, 45 Colt, 45 ACP and some 44 Magnum, although less and less due to some arthritis. The only time I shoot 9mm is in my WW I vintage Luger, WW II P-38's, and an Inglis High Power from the 1950's, mostly for the history of those firearms. IMO, there is nothing the 9mm will do that one of the cartridges listed won't do better.

 

[HIGHRPM014]

Of course you do! It’s a rhetorical question leading to my range observations.

I belong to a rather large out door range & club that also open to the public.

It’s interesting to observe how much things have changed over the years. 9mm was once an oddball cartridge seen only on rare occasion by those exercising their Lugers, P-38 ‘s HiPowers and other war trophies.

Now it’s about the only spent cartridge cases seen on the range. Even outnumbering the popular 22.

40 caliber another interesting case. Once popular and abundant, is now very seldom seen on the ground. Oddly, I am seeing and recovering a fair bit of 10mm.

About the only other classic cases I see in quantity is 45 ACP.

Other classics like 38 special, 357 and 44, turn up but seldom and in very small quantities.

Diminutive calibers such as 25, 32 ACP & 32 swl are now rarities. Even 380 has become uncommon.

I see a lot of newbie shooters on the various pistol ranges. Almost invariably with a brand new, compact 9mm. And, are often a greater danger to themselves and others on the firing line than the targets down range at 7 yards.

Seems nobody starts with a 22 to develop basic skills anymore.

I keep an extra one and ammo in my range kit. Loaned it many times to a new shooter or couple that couldn’t control their featherweight 9mm. They’ve always been appreciative and immediately show improved results.

It may be rare , but I strongly prefer my .40 to my 9s. It all comes down to recoil perception or anticipation. I am not recoil sensitive , which is the main reason for the 9s being so popular and yet my wife prefers her .357 Mag to any 9 or .40 go figure. To each their own. Long Live The .40 !!

 

[Hair Trigger]

It may be rare , but I strongly prefer my .40 to my 9s. It all comes down to recoil perception or anticipation. I am not recoil sensitive , which is the main reason for the 9s being so popular and yet my wife prefers her .357 Mag to any 9 or .40 go figure. To each their own. Long Live The .40 !!

I like .40S&W also and prefer it to 9mm. As far as that goes, I prefer everything I shoot or own to 9mm. I do own one pistol chambered for it, but it's become a safe queen. I mostly shoot .41M and .45 Colt lately along with some .357/.38Spl when I take a revolver or two, and I've been shooting a lot of .38 Super and .40S&W when I take a semiauto (1911). My EDC is the .40.

 

[francoisallais]

As on France we can bear the gun and shoot only at the range, and I'm as well collector as shooter, I shoot with many guns that have various calibers. My prefered for sensations is the model 22 of 1917 in cal .45 acp and for best result at target, m'y model 19-3 cal 38 sp.

 

[revolver4954]

Depends whose air force you are in.

Everyone is free to shoot what they like.

What I find shocking is the cattle-like conformity of it all!
I go to the range and see almost nothing but plastic 9mm pistols and AR15 in 5.56.
But, it’s not just the guns. It’s everything from the obviously posed shooting stances, to “tacticool” fashion, to the seeming lack of interest for anything resembling basic marksmanship.
Do these guys pose in front of a mirror?
It’s kinda creepy!

Shoot mostly 9mm, followed by .38+P and 40 S&W. Old school guy.

 

[revolver4954]

Yes, it seems that many guys are buying and shooting the 9mm and S&W are offering a lot of new 9mm models.
Two years ago I took my CCW class for my permit and everyone in the class shot a 9mm except me. I was the only one in the class shooting wheel guns. My philosophy is; as a civilian you don’t need 15 shots if you hit what you’re aiming at

In New Mexico, one must qualify for the concealed handgun license with the type of gun (semiauto or revolver) and the caliber that will be the largest one will be licensed to carry. So, I qualify with both a .357 revolver and a .40 S&W so I can lawfully carry a .38+P revolver or a 9mm semiauto.

 

[rockquarry]

Everyone is free to shoot what they like.

What I find shocking is the cattle-like conformity of it all!
I go to the range and see almost nothing but plastic 9mm pistols and AR15 in 5.56.
But, it’s not just the guns. It’s everything from the obviously posed shooting stances, to “tacticool” fashion, to the seeming lack of interest for anything resembling basic marksmanship.
Do these guys pose in front of a mirror?
It’s kinda creepy!

Interest in developing good shooting skill is just not there for many shooters. Maybe it has always been that way; I don't really know.
Being able to hit a large target up close is good enough for many. Skill isn't necessary or at least it appears that way. Good shooting technique is almost never mentioned in threads or individual posts.

Instead, things like ammo selection, fast draw, second guns, rotation of guns, trigger jobs, gadgets, imaginary gunfighting scripts and games, huge magazine capacities, dreams of having to shoot through cars and walls, stakeouts, and getting a valuable gun confiscated by law enforcement following a shooting are all hot topics of conversation.

 

[mrmike7189]

380acp/40S&W/223REM/9mm are all represented in my world....I dont discriminate!

 

[shil]

Sure. 9mm to exercise my Hi Powers occasionally because it's relatively cheap and I just throw out my swept brass (clean up; range rule.) .22lr for sheer fun, .45ACP (I can use it in revolvers if I want and NOT chase expensive brass), .45 Colt (Single Action enjoyment), .38 Special (inexpensive handloading and pleasant shooting), .357 Magnum (noisy), and .44 Magnum for pain.

 

[Moose074]

In the 90s I owned many pistols 9mm was not one of them. I bought a 9 so my wife would shoot with me. They still provided more kick than she likes says they are to heavy. I now have 3 9mm 3 380 1 each 45 and 22 the 22 is cheapest to shoot the 45 funniest 9 mm best of both not expensive not as fun

 

[DuckBeav]

I shoot .45, .357, .38spl, 9MM, .380, .32acp and .22 mag.

 

[brandyspaw]

I likely do shoot more 9mm and have more 9mm handguns than anything else. I do, however, still shoot a pretty fair amount of 45acp, 38 spec, 44 spec, 44 mag, 357 mag and 45 Colt as well. I even shoot a little 40 S&W on rare occasions. Oddly, I don't shoot 22RF anymore as I got away from it during the various ammo shortages and 9mm took its place as a cheap plinking round.

 

[greenlief]

Yep, I still shoot .45 ACP and .357 Mag regularly.

 

[jertex]

Yep, 9mm is the most common that I shoot, but I also shoot 45 ACP, .38/.357, 44 special & magnum, 45 colt, and others, because I enjoy experimenting with various cartridges & loads

 

[fordag]

My EDC is a 1911 in .45 ACP. Other than that I shoot .44 Special, .38 Special, .380 ACP, .357 Magnum, .357 SIG, .22. I own a 9mm, I rarely ever shoot it.

 

[DunRanull]

Of course you do! It’s a rhetorical question leading to my range observations.

I belong to a rather large out door range & club that also open to the public.

It’s interesting to observe how much things have changed over the years. 9mm was once an oddball cartridge seen only on rare occasion by those exercising their Lugers, P-38 ‘s HiPowers and other war trophies.

Now it’s about the only spent cartridge cases seen on the range. Even outnumbering the popular 22.

40 caliber another interesting case. Once popular and abundant, is now very seldom seen on the ground. Oddly, I am seeing and recovering a fair bit of 10mm.

About the only other classic cases I see in quantity is 45 ACP.

Other classics like 38 special, 357 and 44, turn up but seldom and in very small quantities.

Diminutive calibers such as 25, 32 ACP & 32 swl are now rarities. Even 380 has become uncommon.

I see a lot of newbie shooters on the various pistol ranges. Almost invariably with a brand new, compact 9mm. And, are often a greater danger to themselves and others on the firing line than the targets down range at 7 yards.

Seems nobody starts with a 22 to develop basic skills anymore.

I keep an extra one and ammo in my range kit. Loaned it many times to a new shooter or couple that couldn’t control their featherweight 9mm. They’ve always been appreciative and immediately show improved results.

.40S&W and .45ACP... and lotsa 9... edc= .40, 9mm, .45acp, sometimes .38sp... 9, .40, 45 all Glocks. These days.

 

[Wickerboots]

My edc is .38spl and I shoot a lot of it. 9mm, 5.56 and 12ga round out the majority of my trigger time. I shoot way more .38spl than anything else.

38/357 are all I load so 95% or more of what I shoot.