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Old December 31, 2020, 09:35 PM   #51
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"should" go back to

Should be the .357 mag, possibly the .44 mag. Loaded all up, I could hunt deer size animals, loaded down, a plinker. Chambered in a revolver (of course), I will not be huntng brass all over the country side after a shooting session.

But I recently started loading and shooting .45 acp again.
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Old December 31, 2020, 09:44 PM   #52
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My first handgun was a .38 special and my second was a .357 magnum. I have purchased guns in other calibers and I love 1911s in .45 acp. But somehow I "keep going back" to .38/.357 magnum pistols. My last two purchases have been .357 magnums.
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Old January 1, 2021, 02:04 PM   #53
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I've been buying selling or trading 1911s and Charter Arms .44 special Bulldogs for many years.....
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Old January 1, 2021, 07:03 PM   #54
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Three for me: .40 S&W in pistols, 44 Magnum and 357 Magnum in revolvers
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Old January 2, 2021, 06:03 PM   #55
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9mm.

I've carried 9mm, with brief exceptions, since the late 70s.

Through all the caliber wars of the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, I've carried 9mm.

I laugh that the 9mm haters of decades past, who, now, do too. lol
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Old January 3, 2021, 01:52 AM   #56
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My "go back to" has been, for....jeez....my whole life it seems...is the .22lr.

I don't mean as a self defense round. I have carried 9mm and 40 more than any other for self defense, only because out of 28 years as an LEO, my agency issued Glock 17 and Glock 22s for 25 of those years, so I always carried a variation of those (19 or 23) off duty just for the sake of simplicity.

Yes, I own and shoot USPSA and IDPA with 38 Special to 45ACP on revolver and 1911 platforms...got it all covered...

But dang if I don't really just like shooting 22lr for pure fun, plinking, marksmanship, zapping critters around the house here in Flagstaff, and just seeing how far I can stretch the 22lr. A VERY close second would have to be mild 38 Specials out of old pencil barrel and snubby K Frames like the Model 10s and Model 15s. It's a toss up.

There's a lot to be said for low to mild recoil calibers when you're over 50 and have had your hands busted up due to career related injuries over the years.
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Old January 3, 2021, 06:42 AM   #57
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i don't even understand the question

While my personal preponderant chambering is the 9X19, my 'favorite' remains the awesome 41 Action Express.
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Old January 9, 2021, 03:27 PM   #58
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I seriously can't stay away from .40 S&W... I keep planning on buying something else, but then another crazy good deal on a .40cal pistol appears on my path.

Case in point, I found this online for $359.99 NIB early this week...

Smith & Wesson M&P40 Shield 1.0 Performance Center

Personally, I blame the FBI for spreading the sentiment that .40 S&W offers no tangible benefit over 9mm Luger, as well as Urban Legends about how destructively volatile the cartridge is thanks to Bubba's unnecessary unloading/reloading of his carry gun on a daily basis, not to mention his penchant for experimenting with handloads like they're his favorite quadruple-decker Bacconator Burger.

But then again, if it weren't for them, then I probably would have never even bothered to buy a .40cal pistol to begin with... Honestly, I completely ignored it until the market was flooded with cheap .40s, only to discover that I loved it.
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Old January 9, 2021, 10:59 PM   #59
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9mm. The first pistol I ever bought was a ratty old DWM Luger. Maybe it infected me with something
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Old January 9, 2021, 11:06 PM   #60
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I am fairly caliber agnostic but I do seem to always find my way back to .45 ACP. Not because I think it’s superior in any appreciable way, but just because I like it. I like the recoil, the sound signature, the history etc. I just plain like the old .45 AARP dammit. .

Although I have NEVER bought into the various caliber X is wildly more effective then caliber Y etc. I do have to say, while I don’t actually agree with the following .45’ism it is, however my favorite and cracks me up.

“9mm, it’s kinda like .45, only set to stun.”
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Old January 11, 2021, 09:22 PM   #61
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Old January 14, 2021, 11:20 AM   #62
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9mm

I always go back to the 9mm for practice as well as carry
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Old January 18, 2021, 06:52 AM   #63
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I started off with a few 9mm's. Switched to .40 for scoring reasons in USPSA. When I got out of shooting matches all the time I slowly sold off my .40s and went back to 9mm.

I have started shooting USPSA again but now with 9mm in the "minor" power factor. People say "oh you can't win shooting Limited minor" but I am not out to win, just have a good time.
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Old January 18, 2021, 07:17 AM   #64
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As listed below, I reload for several pistol and revolver cartridges. My current favs are 9mm in a Glock 19 for Personal Defense and a 45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk for hog and deer.
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Old January 18, 2021, 03:10 PM   #65
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Over the years I've gone back and forth on numerous handgun calibers for target/sport shooting, self-defense, and per department requirements. But like with Frisco, my hands have been beaten up pretty good over the years from officers who can't quite seem to control the direction of their baton swings.

These days, when it comes to handgun plinking I most enjoy shooting .22. For self-defense with handguns I still use a variety of calibers dependent upon the task at hand.
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Old January 19, 2021, 04:15 PM   #66
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For the last three years or so I've carried a 1911 commander in .45acp. Today I picked up an SP-101 in .357. the .38/.357 is just too versatile to overlook.
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Old January 19, 2021, 08:37 PM   #67
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Put me in the 38 - 357 group.
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Old January 25, 2021, 09:47 PM   #68
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357 magnum is my favorite. Fun to shoot, a little tough to conceal. Love the sound of it.
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