Your Favorite Semi-Auto Pistol Caliber and Why

What is your favorite semi-auto pistol caliber?

  • .50 ae

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • .44 mag (semi-auto)

    Votes: 1 0.3%
  • .450 corbon (or similar)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • .45 acp

    Votes: 115 35.4%
  • 10 mm

    Votes: 27 8.3%
  • .357 mag (semi-auto)

    Votes: 3 0.9%
  • .357 sig

    Votes: 10 3.1%
  • .40 s&w

    Votes: 32 9.8%
  • .38 super (or similar)

    Votes: 7 2.2%
  • 9mm

    Votes: 135 41.5%
  • 9mm makarov

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • .380 acp

    Votes: 14 4.3%
  • .32 acp

    Votes: 7 2.2%
  • .25 acp

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • .22 rimfire (any)

    Votes: 47 14.5%
  • Other

    Votes: 11 3.4%

  • Total voters
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The .40 Smith & Wesson, of course.

Why?

Because it has the subsonic energy of a .230 gr. Service Bbl'ed .45 ACP - and it fits into the nicest Compact Pistol ever designed - the 9mm GLOCK G19.

Yes, the 180 gr. .40 HST/Gold Dot/Ranger Bonded/T-Series... and the GLOCK G23.4.

They could stop making ALL other pistols and America would do just fine, and be better off. (The EU is lost beyond reclamation.)

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GR
 
The .40 is my favorite. You get 9mm sized gun, almost 9mm capacity but poke a bigger hole and it hits harder. If you reload, you can load it from mild to surprisingly wild, perfectly capable of running a 180gr to 1300 fps from a Glock 35, over 1200 from a Glock 23, and all this again, from a 9mm sized gun. I think if more people knew the overall capabilities of the .40, it would get more praise than ridicule.
 
The .40 is my favorite. You get 9mm sized gun, almost 9mm capacity but poke a bigger hole and it hits harder. If you reload, you can load it from mild to surprisingly wild, perfectly capable of running a 180gr to 1300 fps from a Glock 35, over 1200 from a Glock 23, and all this again, from a 9mm sized gun. I think if more people knew the overall capabilities of the .40, it would get more praise than ridicule.

If people spent less time w/ things in their hands named after small rodents, and little girls skipping - the .40 would still be referred to as "short&weak", instead of "shock&awe".

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For concealed carry, the 9 mm is what I do. The 40 S&W is a very close second, though,

I practice a lot more with 9mm.
 
If people spent less time w/ things in their hands named after small rodents, and little girls skipping - the .40 would still be referred to as "short&weak", instead of "shock&awe".

:DGR

A reference to "mouse guns" maybe?

Though I'm lost with the "little girls skipping" bit.
 
I tend to bounce between .45 ACP and 9mm as my two, but I've been trending to 9mm a lot more lately.

Accurate, does what I need and is fun to shoot. Reloads a bit cheaper than .45 and I've found some loads that my guns really like and shoot very similar to my carry HPs (4.2 CFE under RMR 147 grain round nose ).

I think I get drawn back to .45 occasionally because I love my 1911s so much, but I've got a line on a trade for a DW Valkyrie in 9mm that might push me even further into mostly only shooting 9mm.
A good plan.
 
You're going to have to explain that one.

Few people actually work for a living anymore. In fact, half don't work at all (Thank you, Democrat National Socialists).

Spend 8 hrs a day, say... hammering nails and hauling lumber for a while - and then complain about the "snappy" .40.


Keyboards/Mice/Wii controllers have degenerated most Americans into soft, squishy, sensitive things.

Enter the Big, Bad, (and effeminate) 9mm Euro.




GR
 
I used to be a .45 ACP guy when it came to autoloaders. Then I got my first 9mm then another. Then I sold them both and missed them so now I have 2 more and am considering another. (This isn’t about the guns, it’s about the ammo)

Why did I switch? Cost was part of it but I just enjoy shooting 9mm more. I am more accurate with it, probably because I practice more. I have quicker follow up shots when practicing. It weighs less for carrying loaded mags and when lugging my gear to the range. It takes up less real estate in my gun bags and ammo cans. I just love the round.

If you would have told me 15 years ago I would be a fan if the 9mm I would have laughed.
I’ve always felt that way about .45 ACP, but am coming around to it for a little variety. It is a sweet shooter in a full weight 1911.
 
Few people actually work for a living anymore. In fact, half don't work at all (Thank you, Democrat National Socialists).

Spend 8 hrs a day, say... hammering nails and hauling lumber for a while - and then complain about the "snappy" .40.


Keyboards/Mice/Wii controllers have degenerated most Americans into soft, squishy, sensitive things.

Enter the Big, Bad, (and effeminate) 9mm Euro.




GR
It is sad to have your worldview shaped by false or just misconstrued information. Most people who don’t work nowadays are retired or disabled. They are not loafing.
 
I voted "other" because I have a fascination with 7.62 Tok. 7.62x25 has a lot of potential. I really wish more practical guns were chambered in it, and I wish more defensive bullets were offered. It could be to 9mm what 357sig is to 40sw.

Practically speaking, I shoot mainly 9mm cuz it's cheap, and carry 380 most often cuz tiny pocket pistols are convenient.
 
I doubt it would much matter; any one of my handguns would do and I likely have enough ammo on hand for any of them.
 
My Gen4 G23 that I bought in March of '13! Why. Because it was my first pistol and right now, it's what I shoot best!:)
 
.45 ACP. Plenty of power, low chamber pressures compared to 9mm and .40, and nothing beats a 1911A1 and the big .45 for auto pistol shooting on a sunny day at the range.
Also, durability. I once witnessed a guy shoot a double-charged load (I assume) from a 1911. It split the grips and ejected the magazine. After an examination and swapping out the grips for a spare pair, he resumed shooting (with factory ammo).
Since 9mm and .40 already have high chamber pressures, I wonder if most pistols would survive a double charge without a blown chamber.
 
I would have voted 357 but on the choices it said semiauto for both the 357 and 44?
 
I own 3 9mm pistols, one 45, and one 380, so my vote would be for the 9mm. But all are fun to shoot.
 
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