What is your favorite handgun caliber?

[Birdgun]

What is your favorite handgun caliber? It can be revolver or autoloader.

Mine is the 357 Magnum.
Because I can shoot a powerful round and also the wonderful 38 Special, police choice and a bad-guy stopper for many years, even when the 45 Colt round was available. You can shoot both with in a 357 Magnum revolver.

Next, 9mm.
Cheap, ubiquitous, autoloader that will get the job done. Still, not up to the 357 Magnum for power and versatility (i.e. 38 Special).

Please participate.

God bless,
Birdgun

 

[Protocall_Design]

I have revolvers in every revo caliber out there, including 44 Auto Mag. My favorite one of all is the one I'm shooting at the moment.

 

[Grayfox]

I love a good .22. A close second is the .44 Special.

 

[bigggbbruce]

I have to agree with 22lr... I find them most accurate and cheap to shoot.

second is a toss up... 38/357, 10mm, 45acp/45colt, 44mag

Guess I just like to shoot...

 

[Birdgun]

I have revolvers in every revo caliber out there, including 44 Auto Mag. My favorite one of all is the one I'm shooting at the moment.

LOL! I bet you're a politician!

 

[EricR]

I love a good .22. A close second is the .44 Special.

Anyone with a M1 Carbine and a machete for a profile pic is a level headed guy in my book! Yeah, 22 is hard to beat. I've too much shooting to do before deciding on the centerfire of choice.

 

[fyimo]

Mine are 22LR, 40 S&W, 38 special and 9mm in that order

 

[two-bit cowboy]

More than 70 percent of the S&W revolvers I own take a .38 Special so that must be it.

Chiefs Specials and postwar M&Ps rock 'n' roll.

 

[Redford]

I'm low on the revolver numbers only own 15 but my favorite is my 625 in 45 acp next is 45 colt, but just got the 45 colt that might change around over time.

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[loknload]

For me a revolver .357, For an automatic .40

 

[Protocall_Design]

LOL! I bet you're a politician!

Good guess, but no politician, just machinist. I really enjoy shooting my revos, though!

 

[Birdgun]

I'm low on the revolver numbers only own 15 but my favorite is my 625 in 45 acp next is 45 colt, but just got the 45 colt that might change around over time.

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Redford, watch out. Those 45 Colt guns can be addictive. I've only got seven (S&W 25-5, S&W 625-9, two Uberti Model P, two Uberti Open Tops, Uberti Model 1873 Sporting Rifle).

 

[CH4]

.357 mag for revolvers
.38 Super for pistols

 

[k22fan]

My favorite handgun cartrige is .22 LR but if you asked which I'd pick if I could only use one cartridge it would be .44 Magnum. With all due respect for .357s I've loaded down .44 Magnum to 180 grain cast bullets at 700 fps and there is no comparison on the high end. For a bullet caster the cost difference is insignificant. If the revolver has to be smaller there is the Model 69.

Automatics are great and everyone should have a few but not until after they have a dozen revolvers.

 

[Tom S.]

Plinking - .22
Self defense - .45acp
General all around use - .38/.357 magnum
Getting other's attention - .500 S&W

 

[Birdgun]

My favorite handgun cartrige is .22 LR but if you asked which I'd pick if I could only use one cartridge it would be .44 Magnum. With all due respect for .357s I've loaded down .44 Magnum to 180 grain cast bullets at 700 fps and there is no comparison on the high end. For a bullet caster the cost difference is insignificant. If the revolver has to be smaller there is the Model 69.

Automatics are great and everyone should have a few but not until after they have a dozen revolvers.

k22fan, may I show you my 22's?

S&W Model 34-1 in 22 Long Rifle

S&W Model 17-4 in 22 Long Rifle

Thanks for looking at my .22's I don't have a .44. :-(

God bless,
Birdgun

 

[diecidecimi]

I'm in love -I've always been - with .38 Spl. Very close to it, follows the .22 (LR & short: the last one, very unusual today and hard to find, is "delicious" to me).

 

[Hasbeen1945]

I always carry several handguns to the range. Only limited to how many I want to clean after the shooting session. There is always a 38/357 in the bunch.

 

[one eye joe]

IF I COULD HAVE ONLY ONE GUN---FOR PURE VERSATILITY OF PURPOSE--ON THE RANGE, IN THE FIELD, FOR CCW /SD OR HD--AS WELL AS THE WIDE VARIETY OF AMMO, IN .37 MAG/.38 SPL, I WOULD CHOOSE THE M686+, 4", MOUNTAIN GUN.......(EXTREME LEFT IN THE 3 MG LINEUP, BELOW)

 

[75Vette]

Favorite handgun caliber? 44mag??