Whats your favorite caliber?

[Ranger98]

.22 LR
9mm
45 APC

 

[M29since14]

... just wondering what you like,it can be a rifle or handgun caliber and if you want give the model of our favorite weapon.

As much as I like revolvers for reasons too numerous to take up space naming here, I learned to shoot a centerfire pistol using my Grandfather's R-R 1911 .45 auto. Still these many years later, my undisputed "favorite" would be the .45 ACP in a 1911.

Digressing... On the other hand, I get so much enjoyment out of shooting so many different guns that it seems a travesty to ignore them, so I will add these two:
Shotgun - 28 gauge
Centerfire rifle - .222 Remington

If I made up a list of "honorable mentions," it would be a mile long.

 

[safearm]

9mm Luger, Parabellum, NATO, etc. Get it anywhere in the world, even where you can't find .22LR (second choice).

 

[jimmyj]

.38spl
.45acp
.30/30
.30/06
.45/70
12gauge

 

[Duke426]

I know it isn't the sexiest caliber out there but I enjoy shooting .38 Special better than anything else.

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[Gebe]

.22 LR by far!

 

[Marshall 357]

The .44 Remington Magnum, preferably in an 8 3/8's 629 no dash-but there are several others. Flapjack.

We think a like!

 

[novalty]

Don't know if I could pick between 22LR, 9MM Luger, and 45ACP. I think the 9MM Luger is kind of the middle ground between the 22LR & 45ACP, with affordability and power.

 

[viceunit]

38/357 gets my vote. I love my 44 magnums and specials and the .22 revolvers, but none are as versatile as the 38/357, IMO. From light plinking loads, target work, self defense and light hunting loads in a package that fits my hands best and carries easier than an N-frame, I like the 38/357 and the guns that chamber it.

Thanks to the OP, now I know what gun to take this weekend when I visit relatives in the "country" - model 19. "Everything you need and nothing you don't." I stole that line from somebody.

 

[williamlayton]

Hands down for anything----9X23.
Blessings

 

[nwhunter]

Favorite rifle cartridge, 7x57, in m-70 featherweight,
Favorite pistol, 45acp,
favorite shotgun, 16 gauge, in model 12 winchester
Keith

 

[QuickDrawMcGraw]

38'spl / 357" .. LOVE EM' ! (more so' the 38')

~ Joe

 

[kamloops67]

38 spl for sure in this house, especially during cowboy action season .i have ice cream buckets full of them .
if it all cost the same i might lean toward bigger is better though lol

 

[crofoot629]

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

Ouhhh….yea it's been asked, but we never tire of talking about it, or ourselves.

Like many I can't have one, but I'll try to put them in order?

.22 and K22 3rd Model 5 screw.

.22 and the Remington Model 12 I've yet to buy.

.45 acp and Wilson Combat Government Model.

5.56 and Noveske Thunder Ranch Model.

30-06 and M1 Garand.

I'm a simple man.


Emory
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Honest Men Fear Neither The Light Nor The Dark

 

[David LaPell]

The .357 Magnum and it's cousin the .38-44 High velocity

 

[orion1]

.38/.357 for handgun and 30-06 for rifle. These are both "do all" rounds.

 

[petepeterson]

10mm, 'cause I'm the stalker type...

In reality, I shoot more .38 than anything, but it's fun to dream.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

 

[genspo]

So many calibers - so little time.

Pistol .40 S&W
Riffle .270 Win
Shot Gun 12 Ga.

Merry Christmas and God Bless.

 

[forresth]

Let me start out by saying there are all sorts of calibers I have not tried that I'd like to.

Lately, I'd have to say .223/5.56. I've never had so little meat loss on a deer, its cheap to shoot, the military surplus is pretty accurate. Magazine are plentiful and cheap for my gun. virtually zero recoil. Whats not to like?

 

[C Broad Arrow]

.357/38 handgun
308 rifle
12 ga. shotgun