Favorite handgun caliber for carry?

[tops]

J frame .38 Spec. for pocket carry. N frame .357 Mag. for holster carry. Larry

 

[Marshal Tom]

Most carried is my shield in 9mm or my M&P340 in my pocket but my all time favorite is still a 1911 in .45. I own no mouse guns but do have several larger revolvers that are taken when camping of hiking in the mountains.

 

[Bumpus13]

I tend to decide right before I leave the house. Yesterday it was 9mm. For a couple of days before it was .45ACP on my hip. Today might be .38+p or .357 Magnum.

I like variety and enjoy regular practice with lots of guns.

 

[Rammer Jammer]

38 Special
and
380 ACP

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

.44 Special or 357/38 Super. Truck gun used to be 18.5 in. 12 guage
double barrel, but sold it.

 

[biku324]

.44 Special or 357/38 Super. Truck gun used to be 18.5 in. 12 guage
double barrel, but sold it.

My new truck gun is a 16.5" 41 Mag Henry. If it gets scratched or stolen, no biggie - they still make them.

 

[22shtur]

When grouse hunting, it's my model 63 kit gun.
When big game hunting, it's my model 43 kit gun.
When out in the mountains hiking, fishing, mushrooming, it's my 629-2 mtn revolver.

 

[lrrifleman]

My preferred caliber depends on whether I am carrying a revolver or a semi-auto. If I am carrying a revolver (out-of-state day trip) it would be 38 Special in my 686+ or 44 Special in a 629, both being 3". If I am carrying a semi-auto (extended length trips), it would be 9mm (P365) followed by 45 ACP (Ruger SR1911CMD). Once my Glock 23.5 comes in, the 40 S&W could displace the 45 ACP, only because I would rather have a reliable lesser expensive handgun seized if I had to use it than some of my more expensive ones.

Note: in my state, carrying loaded magazines is considered a felony, so every magazine has to be unloaded, especially since magazines are part of the firearm. Meanwhile, since speedstrips and speedloaders are NOT part of a revolver, they can remain loaded!

 

[RobertJ.]

My favorite? .357 Magnum.

After that- .38 Special, .40 S&W, 9mm, .380 ACP in no particular order.

 

[Squarebutt]

Something in .45 ACP, a Colt 1911, a 625 or most often a Shield .45 for concealed carry. A 642-1 .38 for pocket carry when necessary.

 

[Igiveup]

My EDC is .38 spl., sometimes when I feel giddy, my CZ 75BD in 9mm.

 

[BC38]

9mm seems to be the best all around compromise for me.
P365 or Kimber Solo most of the time.

 

[heeter3]

.38 special.Ive got ten of them.

 

[Goldstar225]

While I would prefer .40 S&W or .45 ACP, arthritis limits me. 9mm allows me to shoot in the volume needed to maintain proficiency and hit what I'm shooting at.

 

[rickflst]

40 sw MP40C...

 

[Breaker]

.38+P daily, 9mm occasionally and .45 ACP when I am feeling nervous.

 

[BAM-BAM]

On the street 9mm in Penn's Woods .357 158gr soft point.

That said, before the boating accident, I had .22,.25, 32apc, .380, .38spl.
.38+P and .45acp

 

[Rustyt1953]

.380 ACP. The world's graveyards are peppered with evidence that it works.

 

[SW Gun Guy]

Like many, I would say my favorite would be 44 spl. But, what I carry is 38 special. As many things; it comes down to what you can easily carry depending on age and body type, and of course, what you shoot well. Where does age come in? Well, I got rid of my 380 acp as I could not longer rack the slide of the little thing. So, I went to a 642 and have never looked back.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Something in a caliber that starts with 4.......