Favorite handgun caliber?

Sigarms · Nov 7, 2005

You can never have "too many" guns /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Buddys are joking with me that since I got married two years ago, have a house and land payment now as well, I haven't been "buying 'em" like I used to /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Carried a .45 for a "long time".

Browning just "felt" soo much better.

I know all about the "debate" between calibers /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif.

Nice thing about the Browning is same "action" as the .45.

Have a .40, but with the ten, you have so many reloading options.

Shot placement is what it's all about. You can shoot 20 and miss or shoot one and make a hit.

Had a Smith 629 4" .44 mountain gun for out west for "big critter" protection (I know, yet another debate) and honestly, wasn't "fun" to shoot and after a couple of rounds I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with it. I thought since shooting my buddies 6" with scope hitting out to a hundred yards, that 4" wouldn't be "bad", I was wrong, plus you'd be blinded if shooting at dusk or dawn.

That's one reason went to the ten millimeter. I figure if a bear is chasing me I'd be shaking like a leaf anyway trying to clean my pants so it may not matter /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

Saw that new Ruger .480? in a 2" or 3" barrel and thought boy, that would be a bugger to shoot. Nice looking gun though.

Sigarms · Nov 7, 2005

I'm envious /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

How about picking the least used three guns sitting there and running a "safe" sale?

Have the feeling anything you have would be worth shooting /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

HGM · Nov 7, 2005

My uncle had a 9mm in the Browning and liked it. I never really got a chance to shoot it to see what I thought, guess because it was a 9.

I've seen that snub nose .480 also, its a grizzly protection gun /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. Still think you'd need a rist brace to shoot it though. It does look cool /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. I remember shooting my .41 Blackhawk at the camp years ago(4"bbl) and noone would shoot it more than once. With those stock grips, it kinda hurt.

strokerduster · Nov 7, 2005

just like tractors, depends on what you wanta do with it. FAVORITE has to be 22. too much cheap fun. other than that, i like 357 and 41 mag. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

YanmarFever · Nov 7, 2005

45 detonics combat master (carry)
45 HK USP. (in house protection.)
223 rocky mt. arms patriot pistol (for fun)

favorite is my daisy BB. gun, had since I was a kid. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

LMTC · Nov 7, 2005

Ditto on "Favorite" being .22 It's just fun, and relatively inexpensive. (And yours truly has a supermatic trophy as his braggin' piece....though I truly like the Ruger MkII bull barrel about as well). As an all-around caliber, were I only allowed one, I would opt for .357 as it can be downloaded and uploaded significantly.

No one caliber has it over every other one for all shooting needs. If I'm facing a home invasion with several perps, I want a .40 or .45. If I'm sitting in a stand waiting to shoot dinner, I want the .357 or .44 Magnum.

hobbyfarm · Nov 7, 2005

( Do you think a gunrack for a AR15 on a CUT is a little too much? )

AR15...Maybe
But, I really love my Snake Charmer. One of these (with a scabbard) ought to be "thrown in" on every tractor purchase. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

maybe I should run on that platform for president...naaa /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Sigarms · Nov 7, 2005

Used to be when I was out west asking the "locals" on what's a "good .44" for bear protection, they'ed laugh and just ask how small of gun I would like to carry. Told me that the bigger the gun, the more it would hurt when that bear would shove it up my butt.

Probably not the case with the .500 or .454 now, don't know, wouldn't want to try and find out.

hobbyfarm · Nov 7, 2005

OH yeah,
Since I just plink these days,
Ruger Single six .22 is my favorite now.

9mm (yep, the Hi-Power), and 38sp are both hard to beat though for best all 'round. (just don't tickle a bear with it)

Just MY opinion.