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NH_Hunter 
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 Topic: What is your favorite handgun caliber?Posted: 23 May 2004 at 02:02 |
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Hey guys, what is you favorite handgun caliber? This can be for hunting, self defense, NON-RIMFIRE. That would take all of the fun out of it if i counted in rimfire! NH_Hunter |
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Posted: 23 May 2004 at 05:25 |
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NH; With me, it depends upon the use I'm going to put it to. That being said, if I were to be held to just one, it'd be the .357. 900F |
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Posted: 23 May 2004 at 05:40 |
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Favorite defense caliber? .45 ACP, hands down. Favorite small game, plinking, and defense in a pinch? The .32 H&R.
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deaddog
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Posted: 23 May 2004 at 05:43 |
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10mm. Nearly the same power as a .357 but more controlable in a light gun. I like my 500 S&W, but it doesn't like me.
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BRoper
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Posted: 23 May 2004 at 06:09 |
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44 mag.
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North Logan
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Posted: 23 May 2004 at 09:56 |
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Revolver... .41 Magnum. Pistol... .40 S&W. With special mention to the .357 Magnum and .45 ACP, respectively.
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pricecw
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Posted: 24 May 2004 at 08:13 |
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Revolver... .44 Magnum
Pistol... .40 S&W --Carl |
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DanWalker
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Posted: 24 May 2004 at 09:14 |
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45 Long Colt.
I love it for the nostalgia of the fine guns chambered for it. I love it's versatility. I can load mine down to levels suitable for my 11 year old to pot blue grouse with, or I can load it up to enough romp and stomp to punch through an elk. While all the newer "sexier" magnums may be getting all the attention from the doting gun press, the 45LC quietly soldiers on, getting the job done today, just as it has every day since 1873. |
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Kingpin
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Posted: 24 May 2004 at 10:35 |
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My vote would have to go with the .357 Magnum. I have several heavier calibers, but I seem to pick up the .357 to check out a "bump in the night." There are very few that can penetrate like the .357 with the proper load, and the FBI lab claims that Winchester Silvertips are the best load in a .357. A long time ago, one of my "mentors" told me that the .357 was a good all round caliber, and as much power as the average person can handle comfortably. After years of shooting, I tend to agree with that statement, all the while buying heavier calibers. I tend to believe that anyone armed with a .357 Mag and trains with it regularly is a force to be reconed with................Kingpin
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macca
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Posted: 25 May 2004 at 20:37 |
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revolver 44mag. pistol 40 s&w. Macca |
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don't let the bastards grind you down.
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Posted: 26 May 2004 at 11:08 |
 Well I like to hunt with my 41, the 357 is way to noisey and a little lite (i think) . Most of my buds use a 44mag but I dont feal unger guned with the 41,I'd lovr to try the big on once!!! 500 s/w(cool!)
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Posted: 02 June 2004 at 17:57 |
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I can't decide whether I like the 44 special or the 45 colt best. Both have served me well. I have a 41 but with its 4/58 in barrel I have a hard time figuring out where the stuff about less recoil than a 44 mag comes from. |
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The most expensive bullet there is isn't worth a plug nickel if it don't go where its supposed to.
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Posted: 03 June 2004 at 01:55 |
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i like the .44 mag. you can load them up ,or you can load them down. they make a nice big hole on paper. i load everything from a 208 gr. wad cutter to a nasty 250 gr hp cast.
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Moose6
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Posted: 03 June 2004 at 02:21 |
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.357
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Y'all shoot straight!!!
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Posted: 04 June 2004 at 10:31 |
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.357
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Posted: 04 June 2004 at 13:27 |
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Easy: Hunting Revolver-----41 mag S&W Hunting pistol---------375 win T/C single shot 10 inch barrel. Defense revolver for daily cc-----38 S&W 442 1 1/2" Defense for formal attire (tux) -------32 auto Colt Pocket pistols with stainglass grips. Nightstand----------357 S&W model 19 4" Plinker-------------357 Ruger Blackhawk 5" bbl BEAR
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Posted: 09 June 2004 at 15:41 |
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Okay, leave out the best, the .22 ('fess up, y'all -- we shoot a LOT more .22 than any other caliber.) I like the .357 -- it's highly versatile, and good for about anything short of really big game. I carried a Colt Model 357 my first tour in Vietnam, and used it twice. Next is the .45 ACP. My carry gun for many years has been the M1911A1 in one form or another. For serious hunting, the .45 Colt. My handloads in my Colt New Service are adequate for deer. In my Ruger Blackhawk, they'll do for Tyrannosaurus Rex. |
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Posted: 10 June 2004 at 02:27 |
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.45 Colt DC |
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Posted: 10 June 2004 at 03:02 |
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Ok, I'm out of the closet. favorite is the 22 rf in a S&W model 17 with 6 inch barrel. thumb reat grips. BEAR |
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Posted: 10 June 2004 at 20:19 |
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I like a 45acp or a .22 browning buckmark.
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