!!!Pistols!!! Ones caliber suits all!!!

[morinj]

Looking for feedback on pistol calibers. If you could only have one pistol or one caliber, what would it be, and why? I personally believe that the 9mm is the best round, because of its effective range, wide variety of ammo, and low recoil!
Reason why I posted this thread is because I am thinking of buying a couple of pistols as gifts for some family members, and any advise or feedback would be appreciated!

[elkhunter11]

I would choose a 22lr, as we can't hunt with handguns, and a 22lr is cheap to shoot, and punches holes in paper as well as anything else.

[Skytop B]

Go 9mm, if you ever want to get into any of the shooting sports such as IPSC, USPSA, IDPA, Steel Challenge, three gun (all growing rapidly in AB) it will serve you well for all of those sports.

[heybert]

I have a CZ 75B SA in 9mm that I truly love to shoot. I got rid of my Glock in favour of the CZ and may also get rid of my Sig P226 because of the CZ. A .22 lr is cheap to shoot, but a 9mm just adds that much more to the whole experience. Did the 5 stage course of fire we do at work with a .22 and I felt "silly". Anyway, to each his own. My vote goes to the 9mm.

[sailor]

Pair of 9mm and 22lr.
Unless they are very experienced and good pistol shooters buy them 22lr as well for practice.
I am shooting pistols for 30 plus years and still practice to shoot every time at range about 300 shots with 22lr and 100 of 9mm(and other calibers) and every time after 400th round learn something new-400 rounds of 9mm every time would be a bit expensive for me.

[Chargerguy]

9mm for me. Eepecially with all the pistol calibre carbines that utilize my Glock mags too. And 1000 rounds can be had for under $300.

[wolf308]

44 Magnum / Revolver

Practise / girl loads for plinking and practise

Full power for satisfaction / thrill

Retrieving brass is easy

And the side benefit of watching the Dirty Harry movies never get old , plus spouting lines when at the range. Lol

[J0HN_R1]

45-70... Go big or stay home.

[JustMe]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I would choose a 22lr, as we can't hunt with handguns, and a 22lr is cheap to shoot, and punches holes in paper as well as anything else.

This is about a close to the truth as you can get. Why worry about any other calibers? Sure don't want to see any more illegal handguns on the "street." And that's what they are if you use them anyplace but an approved range.


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[Twisted Canuck]

The 9mm isn't my favorite cartridge, I really like shooting .45 ACP and .357 and .44 magnums....and my .41 magnum, and my .40 S&W....but if I could only have one I guess it would be the 9mm. Cheap to shoot, but still a center fire, and the Sigs must be fed. .22 is fine and cheap too, but just not the same as a centerfire. The complete lack of any recoil is disheartening after a while.

[Newview01]

Originally Posted by JustMe

This is about a close to the truth as you can get. Why worry about any other calibers? Sure don't want to see any more illegal handguns on the "street." And that's what they are if you use them anyplace but an approved range.


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[Newview01]

I have a small selection of firearms that use 9mm. Little recoil. Cheap. Wouldn't mind a 45acp but I need to sell some others first.

[fordtruckin]

Carried a 9mm .45acp .357mag and currently a .40 for work. I've owned all the caliber since and I've gotten rid of all of them except the 9mm and .45acp. Personally my ccw is a 9mm as the new technology in ammo has fixed the shortcomings they had back when the FBI switched to the 10mm then .40. Now they are going back to the 9mm.

[Alberta Bigbore]

9mm

[58thecat]

357 mag It is a very versatile cartridge, and can be used with success for self-defense, plinking, hunting, or target shooting. Revolvers in .357 Magnum caliber have the significant advantage of also being able to fire .38 Special ammunition, with its lower cost, recoil, noise, and muzzle flash.