John Farnam says that if you look closely at some of the old photos of Jesus you will see that he is carrying a 1911 Colt.
Does anyone shoot anything other than 9mm?
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homeuser6
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i've got a DB9 and a luger, don't shoot either one much. i have five N frame 41s and just got my fifth 1911 45. forgot to grind the hammer spur down on the new one before taking it out.
Motown_Ron
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It warms my heart to know that I'm not the only guy showing up at the range with a .44 SPL. That is a separate matter from the fact that the concealed gun on my hip that I wear to/from the range is an XD-45. I love wheel guns. But I train on both.
Men shoot 45acp...........wanabee's shoot plastic 9mm's.
jbenedetto2
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22LR, 22WMR, 25ACP, 380, 30carbine, 38, 357, 9, 40, 45ACP. 45COLT, 410, 12GAUGE, 5.7, 10mm, 223, 556, 30-30, 44 Spc, 44 MAG.
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In handguns .22LR, .22WMR, 25ACP, 32ACP, 380ACP, 32 S&W Long, 32-20, 9mm, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 357 SIG, 38 S&W, 40 S&W, 10mm, 44 Special, 44 Magnum, 45 ACP, 44-40, 45 Colt, 454 Casull. Also .36 and .44 percussion revolvers. More in longarms. Variety is the spice of life!
OutAtTheEdge
Member
In descending order...approximately:
9mm
38 spl
5.56/.223
.357 mag
.22lr
.45 acp
.300 Blk
.44 mag
6.5 Cr
.44 spl
.45 Colt
12 ga
.380 acp
.41 Mag
.22 Mag
.410
.308 Win
.25-06
.30-30
.30-06
20 ga
.300 Savage
16 ga
.38 S&W
.32 S&W
9mm
38 spl
5.56/.223
.357 mag
.22lr
.45 acp
.300 Blk
.44 mag
6.5 Cr
.44 spl
.45 Colt
12 ga
.380 acp
.41 Mag
.22 Mag
.410
.308 Win
.25-06
.30-30
.30-06
20 ga
.300 Savage
16 ga
.38 S&W
.32 S&W
javbike
Member
I always usually start with a 22 pistol and slip into a 9mm and I bring a 380 maybe a 32acp and sometimes I squeeze in a 45 38 357 mag snd even a 44 mag
I shoot a good bit of 9mm, but probably just as much 38 special. I also shoot 45acp, 44mag, 357, 22lr, 10mm, and 32acp. The only difference is that I pick up all my brass except for the 9mm. I do reload 9mm but I'm already awash in 9mm brass. For rifles, I pick it all up. Sometimes I think I'm just neurotic. Given the freedom to do so, I'll spend an extremely inordinate amount of time shuffling around to find my rifle brass. My Garand throws it far and sometimes with fliers in a variety of directions.
I'll try to remember to put the seat up when I'm done.
I concur with sjmjax's assessment. I'm easing back into shooting/hand loading and cannot break the old habit of scrounging brass. What the OP observed is happening at our range as well. Most of the brass I've brought home recently has been 9mm with a smattering of 45ACP. Revolver brass is almost non-existent.
My favorite range pistols are my old Colt 1991A1 and my ancient Ruger Standard. I'm getting into the 9mm realm and trying to get accustomed to a striker-fired weapon with an M&P 9 M1.0. For someone who has shot mostly hammer-fired pistols, it has been an interesting journey.
375hh1973
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What about alloy framed 9mm like my M9?
Or plastic 45acp like my M&P?
Im so confused
Nobody knows what I was shooting when I leave the range because I reload and I pick up all my brass, plus anyone else's that they didn't pickup or missed. I shoot a huge variety of different pistol and rifle cartridges, and most of my rifle cartridges are obsolete, so I treat hat brass like it was gold, and take great care with it. But then even my pistol brass is well cared for, but the only slightly rare one is .32-20WCF that I've got about 600 pcs. of brass for pistols and rifles I shoot it in.
What a fun thread!
It really shows how far out in left field the fireams world has become. Of all the possible cartridges, if you went back in time 50 years nobody would guess how things have changed!
I go out of my way to shoot calibers that are “obsolete” (what a ridiculous term).
Handloading is the name of the game! If that means caseforming and bullet casting in odd diameters, so much the better!
9mm? You mean 9x19? That’s only used when I bring a newbie to the range. Otherwise, it’s in it’s true grandeur when you bring out your P-08 Lugers, Belgian High Powers, Walther P-38s (war issue steel frame only, please!), SIG Neuhausen SP-47/8 (aka, the REAL P-210), etc.
9mm Steyr or 9mm Largo….that’s a different story!
I don’t have an 11mm German Ordinance revolver, but that’s about the only one missing!
41 Mag, 455 Colt, 7,62 Luger (the ORIGINAL Luger chambering!!) are great everyday cartridges.
But, referring back to the OP, what a weird question on the Smith and Wesson forum!
That’s like going to Oktoberfest and asking, “Does anybody drink anything but Bud Light?”
But, in all honesty, I know that it’s ME that’s the obsolete oddball.
Feel free to laugh me off accordingly!
Lots of interesting replies..really made my day!
It really shows how far out in left field the fireams world has become. Of all the possible cartridges, if you went back in time 50 years nobody would guess how things have changed!
I go out of my way to shoot calibers that are “obsolete” (what a ridiculous term).
Handloading is the name of the game! If that means caseforming and bullet casting in odd diameters, so much the better!
9mm? You mean 9x19? That’s only used when I bring a newbie to the range. Otherwise, it’s in it’s true grandeur when you bring out your P-08 Lugers, Belgian High Powers, Walther P-38s (war issue steel frame only, please!), SIG Neuhausen SP-47/8 (aka, the REAL P-210), etc.
9mm Steyr or 9mm Largo….that’s a different story!
I don’t have an 11mm German Ordinance revolver, but that’s about the only one missing!
41 Mag, 455 Colt, 7,62 Luger (the ORIGINAL Luger chambering!!) are great everyday cartridges.
But, referring back to the OP, what a weird question on the Smith and Wesson forum!
That’s like going to Oktoberfest and asking, “Does anybody drink anything but Bud Light?”
But, in all honesty, I know that it’s ME that’s the obsolete oddball.
Feel free to laugh me off accordingly!
Lots of interesting replies..really made my day!
We must go to the same range!
To which I would add, most 9mm shooters are also the guys who leave the range a stinking mess for someone else to clean up!
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