I used to carry a 9mm because of the amount of rounds it held, now I carry a 44special for the stoping power.
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What caliber do you carry and why?
- Thread starter Gacowboy
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45. I shoot a single stack better than a double and they are easier to conceal. So, if I have fewer rounds in the gun, I want each to count more. 40 is a good round, but the only real advantage is if it's in a double. 9mm in anemic. You may have seen a vid in another thread of a cop shooting an x-boxer in the stomach and the guy just kept coming. Any bets the cop was shooting a 9mm? If it had been a 45 I believe it would have dropped him.
I don't use a revolver because, at close range, they are to easy to defeat. All you have to do is grab the cylinder and they can't fire.
I don't use a revolver because, at close range, they are to easy to defeat. All you have to do is grab the cylinder and they can't fire.
.45acp.
Because whether or not it expands, it still leaves a .45 inch hole.
Because whether or not it expands, it still leaves a .45 inch hole.
I carry 9mm and so does my wife..this keeps ammo redundant...
I carry a Ruger LCP or a SA .45. It depends on the level of concealment. I know that the .380 does not have the stopping power of the the .45, duh, but there are times where the .45 isn't easy to conceal and I still want to have a weapon on me.
My wife and I carry 9mm....I can afford to practice with it which means I will shoot better under pressure. Bottom line is that a .45 will knock a guy off his feet, but if I can't afford to practice with it I won't be as accurate as I need to be. Also the modern hot rounds of 9mm have much more stopping power.
I have been carrying a 38 and the wife carries a .32 S&W long she likes the 32 for the low recoil.
9mm. Either Pow'R Ball or HydraShok +p+. I like it for capacity. Accuracy through suppressive fire 
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I carry a .45 acp in a 1911 platform 80% of the time, with a back up of .38 special in an unltralite frame on my ankle. The balance of the time my primary carry is a Springfield XD.45 Tactical and since my department requires me to carry a .357/.38, I sometimes carry a Mod. 13 or a Mod. 686. Never anything smaller than a .38 Special. My wife carries a Smith 39 with Golddots and a Ultralite .38 Special.
Luke
Luke
.357sig and 45acp. Stopping power.
