Most commonly owned centerfire HANDGUN round on THR

I seem to be a very "average" handgun owner. My list is .380, 9mm, .38sp, .357 mag, .44 mag and .45 acp, all of which (not surprisingly)make up the top 6 rounds thus far.

I guessed 9mm followed by 45 acp when I saw the poll. So far my guess is right.

I am almost finished with taking inventory and organizing my records. I have a fair spread of calibers but have more 45acps than others. That's based on what I own, not that it's my FAVORITE caliber. I often buy guns I like irrespective of the caliber, and there are a LOT of different 45's, auto and revolvers!

I went with the 45 Colt because I have so many single actions in that caliber. I'm old school.
Dana

Mn Fats said:

Agreed. I was hoping one would vote for what they shoot most out of dual cartridge pistols.

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That's what I did, voted for the .38 Special.

Chuck R. said:

You left off the 357Sig!!

There should be at least 6 of us!!! It's an awesome defensive cartridge that gets no respect.......



Chuck

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Don't own a pistol in 357. I do have a 357 barrel for my 40. Close enough?

jdh said:

Don't own a pistol in 357. I do have a 357 barrel for my 40. Close enough?

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Yup, especially IF you keep the 357S barrel in most of the time.....

Chuck

I'd of thought .40 higher.

Looks like the Germans won, it a 9mm world.

I have equal amount of 9mm and 9mm maks but oddly enough I shoot 38 spcl more

Chuck R. said:

You left off the 357Sig!!

There should be at least 6 of us!!! It's an awesome defensive cartridge that gets no respect.......

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Got ya a picture!

Chuck

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I Agree

george d dennis said:

I Agree

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i have one of those too.....that makes 7...haha

I own more revolvers in .38 Special or .357 Magnum than any other handgun.

However, I carry .45 ACP more than any other caliber. My favorite is .44 Special. Take your pick.

These sort of choices are probably transitory over the lifetime of a shooting enthusiast.

As a younger man (and avid handloader), I thought that the only sensible, serious handgun calibers were .45ACP, .357MAG & .44MAG.

Those choices remained pretty much the same when I first became a young cop, too.

Over time, I added .38 Spl and 9mm. The .38 Spl because I wanted a smaller revolver for court, meetings, classroom training situations and some off-duty situations (especially vest & jacket pocket carry). The 9mmP, grudgingly, when we transitioned from .357MAG to 9mmP.

Fast-forward quite a few years, during which I served as a firearms instructor for 26 years, and now going on 9 years into retirement ...

My most commonly utilized CCW calibers are ... .38 Spl, 9mm & .380ACP.

Sure, I still give my .40's & .45's some range/trigger time. I grabbed my stubby CS45 (3.25"/6rd mag) for my last LEOSA qual, along with one of my M&P 340's. My .40/.45 weapons still see belt time, in addition to range time, including use for long road trips as occasional LEOSA weapons, but it's my smaller & lighter options, meaning .38 Spl, 9mm & .380, which see the most common retirement & LEOSA use.

I own more 9mm, but shoot much more .40 S&W than 9 and 45. Go figure.

I own more 9mm. handguns than in any other cartridge, followed by those in .45 ACP, .45 Colt, and .380 ACP.

No surprises with the poll results

I had 12. A few more aren't on the list. Variety is good.

What Bassjam said.

I have several that are on the list. I own and shoot more 38 Special Ammunition than anything else, so that is what I voted for.

9mm...0
38 Special..3
357 Mag..4
40 S&W..2
10mm..1
45acp..2
480 Ruger..2

I have no 44 Mag or 45 Colt at the moment. But I have had several over the years.

Bob R

.9mm, .38, .357 Mag and .41 Mag is what I have the most in and also shoot the most. Those just seem to work for me. However I do see expanding into a .40 or 10mm in the near future.

Mn Fats said:

And .357 sig guys... I was so close but chose the 38 super over it. Figuring it'd be much more popular. Great round. But man was I wrong.

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40-50 years ago the 38 Super was more popular. Never was really main-line, but used in competition.

South of the Rio Grande it's more popular, because of restrictions against "military" calibers.