Posted: 4/27/2008 1:46:26 AM EDT
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Gent's, Just curious to see what your auto pistol caliber of choice is and why (range time, personal defense, carry, etc.). I'm thinking the most popular are 9mm, .357 Sig, 40 S&W, 45 ACP. I personally own pistols in .357 Sig, 40 S&W and 45 ACP - of the three I'm honestly undecided...like them all - you get high velocity on one, slow hard hitting mass on the other and a cross between both  Cheers, Sakic #19 
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I pack three Raven Arms Phoenix .25 ACP's stoked with Extreme Shock Air Freedom Rounds. "The World's Premier Home-Defense/Anti-Terrorist Round", and the first "smart munition". Battle-Proven, Dangerous Game-Tested. Accuracy, enviromental safety, range-friendly, "shaped-charge" performance. 
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| I think it makes sense logistically to not have too many calibers. I recently switched from my G30 .45 to a G17 and G19 9mm. .45 has gotten too expensive for me and I didn't want to have 2 calibers to deal with but I wanted to get another Glock. So the G30 went bye and I got the other 2. 9mm isn't the biggest but it's not a joke either. Like GunDisaster, 9mm and .45 are the only auto pistol calibers I've ever owned. |
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I've got 1 M&P full size, 1 M&P compact, and one Glock 26 for wife. All 9mm. I'm a SHTF kinda guy and like to stick to common military calibers. There's still a lot of 45's out there too, but I've gone totally 9mm in recent years as a money saver too. So now if the SHTF, all I need to carry is 9mm and 5.56. I can carry much more ammo in these calibers as well. That's all you need for defensive ammo. If you want to go on the offense. Take 7.62x51 and 45ACP. |
Agreed. However, taking a solid training class with 9mm is a lot easier on the wallet than 45 for those that don't reload. 
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There are people who don't reload??? Astonishing. Heck, I don;t even know how much factory ammo costs anymore. |
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.45 ACP and 9x19mm for me. 230 gr and 147 gr HST and Ranger-T, though I've also become enamored of the 135 gr Tactical Bonded of late. I mostly use the .45 since it's still well within the realm of controllable for me. .40 SW, .357 sig, and 10mm auto are all fine calibers, but I just don't think they run as reliably as the mainstays. It's almost splitting hairs, but I'm not going to add layers of complexity for incremental improvements. |
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There is really not a whole lot of difference in performance between the service calibers. Service caliber comparison |
