Poll: Only 1 Handgun Caliber

[41mag]

I'm lamenting the overlooked 41 mag in this poll.....

 

[bbbass]

I loved my 41mag 4" Smith. But for the only caliber I'm not a fan. Is ammo readily available?

 

[DirectDrive]

I'm lamenting the overlooked 41 mag in this poll.....

Well, 9mm Luger is going to win this, but for runner-up why not 10mm which isn't too far away from 41 mag in power ?

 

[MrMillspecer]

Let's make the 45 the runner up because it is.

 

[rick benjamin]

If I could get a .40SW upper and BCG, that would be my answer, but I haven't found a one.
I did get an AR-9 20 inch upper, and 80% AR-9 (Glock) lower.

For 3-Gun
G-26 with 33 round mag (use my carry to shoot the course)
AR-9 with Glock magwell
Moss 930 JM Pro (somehow alter it to shoot the nine)

Make my gear all in one caliber
Unless I find an AR-45ACP upper...

 

[DirectDrive]

Let's make the 45 the runner up because it is.

Nah.
45 ain't so good for 4 legged targets.
10mm is better suited for 4 legged stuff.

 

[41mag]

I've never actually had an .40 I could fire accurately enough; my problem, not the round; still, I don't care for it;

Finally started loading 10mm for bowling pin; certainly more effective, and my same S&W 610 revolver is quite happy with either. And I had to get an auto 10mm just to see, and frankly don't care for it's accuracy either. There's a pattern here entirely of my own I'm sure;

My best accuracy is a 1911, and that 45 acp round can be had in nearly any type of firearm ever made the last 100+ years. I like it a lot.

9mm works well for me, especially with the newer ammo designs. I suppose in a pinch it would do.

However, the non specific directly of "which is MY choice" I prefer 41 mag. The 10 while certainly ample and far easier to find, simply is a pretender to what I prefer. Not making claims, just stating personal preference. And the marvelous 44 special is as versatile as 22LR, if not more so in the terms I envision part of the 'only one caliber' challenge.
And yes, one has to be capable of reloading, as one has to in uncertain times.

 

[MrMillspecer]

Nah.
45 ain't so good for 4 legged targets.
10mm is better suited for 4 legged stuff.

What's wrong with the good old .44 mag for hunting ? It was my first choice, out of a Super Blackhawk Hunter.
I kinda miss it. But don't pistol hunt anymore.

 

[John Brown]

9mm. Plentiful and can be found just about anywhere.

 

[41mag]

10mm is better suited for 4 legged stuff.

not to start any argument here, the way I read the ballistic charts a heavy charge is required to approach middling 41 mag numbers. And I'm no uulating about anything mystical about 41 mag, just the numbers.

I suppose if Uncle Ted likes 10 I should too.

 

[DirectDrive]

What's wrong with the good old .44 mag for hunting ? It was my first choice, out of a Super Blackhawk Hunter.
I kinda miss it. But don't pistol hunt anymore.
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Yep, that would get the job done.
Not a doubt.

After further review, mebbe the 44 Mag would be the best runner-up.
It's a bear-stopper, has the utility of 44 Special and outclasses 41 mag.

 

[John Brown]

I thought the OP asked about semi auto calibers?

Reading is fundamental.

 

[DirectDrive]

I had good reasons to leave it out. .357 magnum is a rimmed cartridge, it's not reliable in semi-autos. This is a semi-auto only poll.

I thought the OP asked about semi auto calibers?

Reading is fundamental.

Yep, he should have put that in the title, but you are correct.
Having said that. I'll go back to 10mm as my runner-up to 9mm.
And no, that wasn't in the poll but that's the way we do things.

 

[John Brown]

SO I could ask what your favorite vegetable is, and you could say RASPBERRIES?

 

[DirectDrive]

SO I could ask what your favorite vegetable is, and you could say RASPBERRIES?

Don't have any favorite vegetables.
It would probably be a meat answer.
I think you're getting the trend, though.

 

[John Brown]

My favorite meat is Brussels Sprouts

 

[41mag]

"Only 1 Handgun Caliber"

Latest instruction at head of page; reading is helpful, yes thank you.

 

[John Brown]

I know, reading is overlooked down there is Oregon.

I'm just yanking some chains. It's all tongue in cheek.

 

[WAYNO]

How do you guys sleep?




Were you guys somebodies ex wife?

Do you feel the worry lines growing?

 

[41mag]

what part of "Only 1 Handgun Caliber"
listed on any of the page headers, mentions 'auto only'?

at least 3 of the choices are common revolver calibers