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favorite handgun calibers?

Just wondering what your favorite handgun calibers are.

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Permalink Reply by johnny twoshoes on April 24, 2012 at 20:31

Hmm, maybe the 45.

It has a ton of history and it's a hard caliber for me to nock. I enjoy the 9mm though, another great cal.

I guess I'll go with the 45. a true hero cal. to a lot of great folks.

Permalink Reply by Donald Walker on April 24, 2012 at 20:32

My favorite is 44 special, but I shoot more 357 than anything. I reloaded 2000 rounds of 357 last year and dont have much to show for it.

Permalink Reply by johnny twoshoes on April 24, 2012 at 20:45

Ain't it funny how that happens.

We reloaded a lot and it seemed it was never enough. Someone was always shooting it away.

Permalink Reply by ken benson on April 24, 2012 at 21:17

Donald Walker said:

My favorite is 44 special, but I shoot more 357 than anything. I reloaded 2000 rounds of 357 last year and dont have much to show for it.

I like the 44 and 45 colt loaded to push a 210 - 225 at around 1000 fps. Comfy enough for all day shooting and still enough impact to leave a mark.

Permalink Reply by Glenn Banks on April 25, 2012 at 6:06

Mine are .45 suto and .357 mag. I shoot mostly .38 special out of my .357 revolvers.

Permalink Reply by Glenn Banks on April 25, 2012 at 19:15

I have the new Ruger SR 1911 .45 auto, 100% made in the USA and no plastic parts. It's a very basic 1911-built like a tank with no Jams so far in 230 grain hardball. I guess the .45 230 grain is my favorite, but you have to love the power of the 44 mag!

Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on April 29, 2012 at 16:16

I only shoot one calibre other then rimfire and that's the .41 Rem Mag which I have S/A and D/A revolvers in by Freedom Arms, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Taurus and an old Dan Wesson pistol pac.

I just got for my 60th birthday a Chiappa Rhino 5" in .357 mag

I am considering buying a 10mm semi Nobilta with a matching D/A revolver by Korth both from Germany and I'll check them out this July when I'm over there.

Permalink Reply by ken benson on April 29, 2012 at 16:48

If the .41 mag was the only center fire cartridge pistol made, the only real reason or need for other rounds being invented would be to sell more guns to curious guys like us. I know, I know, one morning last safari you needed that Casull necked up to .80 cal when you shot that rabid musk yak in your pajamas. Next time keep them out of your pajamas.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on April 29, 2012 at 17:01

I am a bit disable so I shoot a smaller caliber handgun. The 32. Mag. revolver seems to take care of all my needs in a hand gun. I have found that by down sizeing I can hit alot more than some of the guys with larger calibers. There is a wide range of loads to chose from and it is easy to reload.

Permalink Reply by Glenn Banks on April 29, 2012 at 17:35

I fired the .32 mag before and had fun with it. I believe my friend had an old Mauser-that was a .32 semi auto that we used to like as well.

Robert Burris said:

I am a bit disable so I shoot a smaller caliber handgun. The 32. Mag. revolver seems to take care of all my needs in a hand gun. I have found that by down sizeing I can hit alot more than some of the guys with larger calibers. There is a wide range of loads to chose from and it is easy to reload.

Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on April 30, 2012 at 1:40

I agree with you the .32 H&R mag and especially the new .327 Federal are great cartridges.

My octogenarian in-laws switched from a Charter Arms .44 Special Bulldog (he) and a .357 Mag Pug (she) (both Crimson Trace versions) to .32 H&R and gave the guns to my sons-in-law.

They did so for the lessened recoil, sound signature and muzzle flash but I think primarily for the lessened weight.

Four of my daughters have switched their EDC from various S&W .357 Rem mag compact models to S&W #632 in .327 Federal and love them.

We happen to be revolver not semi auto pistoleros.

Robert Burris said:

I am a bit disable so I shoot a smaller caliber handgun. The 32. Mag. revolver seems to take care of all my needs in a hand gun. I have found that by down sizeing I can hit alot more than some of the guys with larger calibers. There is a wide range of loads to chose from and it is easy to reload.

Permalink Reply by johnny twoshoes on May 3, 2012 at 10:12

I have yet to try the .327, but I'm sure I'll get around to it soon.

I'm against too much gun and I know a lot of people get caught up in that talk of having to shoot through walls and all of the "tactical" advantages of having a bigger caliber firearm.