USAF385
US Veteran
I previously posted .357, but I'd like to add .40 S&W is quickly getting higher on my list.
.22s are also great for plinking reasons (obviously!)
.22s are also great for plinking reasons (obviously!)
What's Your Favorite Handgun Round? Why?
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sigp220.45
US Veteran
.45ACP. Mainly 230gr. I have grown up shooting 1911's. Then moved to S&W .45's in the 3rd Generation style. I find that the bigger bullet is not that bad to shoot out of a all metal gun. Full sized is always better too. I also just shoot darn good with it, same with 45 Colt.
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Evil One
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.44 special... 7.7 gr of unique under a 226 gr Venom Ballistics HP fired from a S&W M21.
Jim
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BarbC
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.38 special. Cheap enough to plink with and effective enough for defense.
.44 mag--Since I reload and cast my own bullets, I have all the versatility except ease of concealability/carry. I've kinda solved that problem with a lightweight 26 ounce 329PD. I shoot boolits from 175g at 900 fps to 325g at 1100 fps, and lots of 250g at 1050-1150 fps. What more could a guy need? My reloading life became so much easier when I got rid of all my other centerfires and stuck to the .44 mag and a Dillon Square Deal B. I hesitate to say how many .44 mags I own, but in addition to the Marlin and Winnie carbines, I've got Rugers and Smiths in bbl lengths from 4 to 7-1/2 inches. My two favorites are a 629-4 Mtn Gun, and a 5" bbl 629 Classic DX.
jag312
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My favorite is a .44 Special. It is accurate. I'm not punished by excessive recoil. With handloading, it is very versatile.
gregintenn
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38 Special...For all the reasons stated above.
NFrameFred
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Most anything that starts with a "4" . . . . 
Pasifikawv
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.40
Great round. Perfect balance between 9mm and .45. Better "knock-down" than a 9mm but not as much "hand-cannon" recoil of the .45. Allows slightly fewer rounds in the mag than a 9mm but typically more rounds than a .45 mag.
All-in-all, a nicely balanced round for self-defense.
Great round. Perfect balance between 9mm and .45. Better "knock-down" than a 9mm but not as much "hand-cannon" recoil of the .45. Allows slightly fewer rounds in the mag than a 9mm but typically more rounds than a .45 mag.
All-in-all, a nicely balanced round for self-defense.
ingmansinc
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.45acp 230gr because it makes me happy and I can see the hole from 25yds.
ArgMauser
Member
I cannot pick an overall favorite, but I can state my opinion of the worst caliber--which is the .25 acp.
canoesota
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.45ACP
.38 Special
.38 Special
Grayfox
US Veteran
.22 LR. Its cheap, accurate, and fun!
With a brick of .22s you can spend all day at the range, practice the fundamentals, don't bother to collect the brass, not wear yourself out and have a darned good time. It don't get no better than that.
I'll give the .38 Special a close second.
With a brick of .22s you can spend all day at the range, practice the fundamentals, don't bother to collect the brass, not wear yourself out and have a darned good time. It don't get no better than that.
I'll give the .38 Special a close second.
tom turner
US Veteran
I never answer those "what if you could have only one gun" threads because it is a moot point in this great country. Ditto with calibers but if I could only select ONE caliber, it would be this one:
.22 LR - .32 S&W Long - .38 Spl. - .357 Mag. - .44 Mag. - .45 ACP.
T.
.22 LR - .32 S&W Long - .38 Spl. - .357 Mag. - .44 Mag. - .45 ACP.
T.
reerc
Member
.22 LR.
Can kill, virtually no recoil, virtually anyone can shoot without fear, don't really NEED hearing protection (someone will tell me otherwise, that you ALWAYS do, I'm sure, but how many of you use hearing protection when shooting .22s?), are more readily found on the shelves, ... and they're affordable.
Can kill, virtually no recoil, virtually anyone can shoot without fear, don't really NEED hearing protection (someone will tell me otherwise, that you ALWAYS do, I'm sure, but how many of you use hearing protection when shooting .22s?), are more readily found on the shelves, ... and they're affordable.
It would have to be......
The .357 Kurz/Corto
The .357 Special
The .357 Short Mag.
or
The S&W 38 Special.
No need for anything else, if you ask me. It's the only round that would eclipse the versatility of the .22 LR round, which by itself is a virtual "last one to give up" round.
The .357 Kurz/Corto
The .357 Special
The .357 Short Mag.
or
The S&W 38 Special.
No need for anything else, if you ask me. It's the only round that would eclipse the versatility of the .22 LR round, which by itself is a virtual "last one to give up" round.
popgun
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32-20
wow look at all the 357 fans, I'm not surprised as it may be the best manstopper for the 20th century, but I just have a thing for the 32-20. Just because.
popgun
wow look at all the 357 fans, I'm not surprised as it may be the best manstopper for the 20th century, but I just have a thing for the 32-20. Just because.
popgun
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