Your personal choice of Caliber?

[Unqualified]

44 special and 41 magnum pistols. 6.5 for a rifle just for plinking.

 

[ss51]

22, 9mm, used to shoot 45 acp a lot

 

[ss51]

Grandson (born again and Holy Spirit filled) is just getting started and has decided to stay with 9mm, I am so thankful he will not have a half dozen or more calibers to load and maintain.

 

[johneb]

Ok so I deciding between 10mm, 40 or 45 cal.

10mm auto and .40 S&W are the same caliber, but are different cartridges. Take the .308 cal. there are some 30 different cartridges chambered in that caliber.

 

[ss51]

What do you want to do? Do you have animals you need to stop?

 

[Arc F1]

10mm auto and .40 S&W are the same caliber, but are different cartridges. Take the .308 cal. there are some 30 different cartridges chambered in that caliber.

The old Saturday night special 38 does a great job.

 

[ss51]

Yes, 38 special was the standard for decades. I hear president Trump carries a S&W 642 in 38 special as one of his choices.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

My favorite caliber is .45 ACP out of a 1911 of course.

 

[johneb]

To the OP the 10mm auto seems to be the best choice for your concerns, better to have and not need than to need and not have. In Oregon I am comfortable carrying a 2.75" Ruger security six 357 magnum six shot revolver. As mentioned how well you shoot the gun will trump the power of the cartridge.