Favorite Semiauto caliber????
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Quantum Singularity
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.45 ACP is my favorite (very accurate, easy to shoot) followed closely by the 9mm (accurate, cheap).
I have NO need or like for the .40 Snappy and Weak (if it ain't broke, don't fix it). The old (.45 acp and 9mm) are all I need!
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I have NO need or like for the .40 Snappy and Weak (if it ain't broke, don't fix it). The old (.45 acp and 9mm) are all I need!
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PreserveFreedom
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Another vote for 40S&W. It is the perfect combination of umph and speed all in one. I am a bit drunk now though so ask me tomorrow OK?
.45 ACP: Proven stopper, in a low-pressure design, with lots of loads, essentially universally availability, particularly accurate, and at reasonable prices. Why discard a round that has become the true "standard of comparison" for semiautomatics during the last ninety years?
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.45ACP, hands down.
It's a big, fat, heavy bullet which gives good penetration w/o exceptional recoil. It's also not a high pressure cartridge, and this means long case life if you're a reloader (which I am.)
In my experience, the .45ACP is probably the most forgiving cartridge to reload for. I have some cases that have been reloaded and shot so many times, you cannot read the headstamps anymore. Usually, case necks will crack before the cases stretch enough to need trimming.
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Shoot straight & make big holes, regards, Richard at The Shottist's Center
It's a big, fat, heavy bullet which gives good penetration w/o exceptional recoil. It's also not a high pressure cartridge, and this means long case life if you're a reloader (which I am.)
In my experience, the .45ACP is probably the most forgiving cartridge to reload for. I have some cases that have been reloaded and shot so many times, you cannot read the headstamps anymore. Usually, case necks will crack before the cases stretch enough to need trimming.
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Shoot straight & make big holes, regards, Richard at The Shottist's Center
Mike Irwin
Staff
The more I shoot my .45, the more I like it, so I would have to say that this is my favorite.
I like 9mm, but it won't take a bowling pin from the table like a .45 will.
.22 also ranks right up there, as it allows a LOT of shooting for only a little bit of money.
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Beware the man with the S&W .357 Mag.
Chances are he knows how to use it.
I like 9mm, but it won't take a bowling pin from the table like a .45 will.
.22 also ranks right up there, as it allows a LOT of shooting for only a little bit of money.
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Beware the man with the S&W .357 Mag.
Chances are he knows how to use it.
Kentucky Rifle
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Another vote for the .40 S&W here.
If I had to select only one pistol for self defense, it would be my Glock 27. I've had it for over three years and it's accuracy still surprises me.
The .40 is a big, fast bullet. Power, for "just in case".
Will
If I had to select only one pistol for self defense, it would be my Glock 27. I've had it for over three years and it's accuracy still surprises me.
The .40 is a big, fast bullet. Power, for "just in case".
Will
OK guys, I'm gonna make a point here ... caliber ... say what? You mean cartridge?
Jaykay397, this isn't aimed at you, we all do it. Now it may seem anal, but if we are going to rag on the antis about not knowing anything about guns, about Feinstein's reference to the damage caused by LARGE CALIBER handguns, etc., then the least we can do here on The Leading Online Forum for Firearm Enthusiasts, TFL, is get our terminology right.
No slam at any one person, but really at all of us. The language is important. Favorite Semiauto Caliber? Large, thank you. Favorite Semiauto chambering (cartridge)? Why, .45 ACP.
Jaykay397, this isn't aimed at you, we all do it. Now it may seem anal, but if we are going to rag on the antis about not knowing anything about guns, about Feinstein's reference to the damage caused by LARGE CALIBER handguns, etc., then the least we can do here on The Leading Online Forum for Firearm Enthusiasts, TFL, is get our terminology right.
No slam at any one person, but really at all of us. The language is important. Favorite Semiauto Caliber? Large, thank you. Favorite Semiauto chambering (cartridge)? Why, .45 ACP.
Mike Spight
New member
Favorite semi-auto pistol cartridge is .357 SIG.
It's my favorite because it is extremely accurate and is (so far) totally reliable in my SIG 226.
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It's my favorite because it is extremely accurate and is (so far) totally reliable in my SIG 226.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sensop:
No slam at any one person, but really at all of us. The language is important. Favorite Semiauto Caliber? Large, thank you. Favorite Semiauto chambering (cartridge)? Why, .45 ACP.[/quote]
If language is important, "large" is not a caliber either.
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Just one of the Good Guys
No slam at any one person, but really at all of us. The language is important. Favorite Semiauto Caliber? Large, thank you. Favorite Semiauto chambering (cartridge)? Why, .45 ACP.[/quote]
If language is important, "large" is not a caliber either.
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Just one of the Good Guys