primary self defense ccw caliberThis is a discussion on primary self defense ccw caliber within the CCW forums, part of the Firearm Forum category; Just got my wife the LCR 38 special with Crimson Trace grips. She plans to carry it in her purse, and keep it in the ...
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View Poll Results: primary self-defense caliber | |
22 rimfire/25 acp
|     | 22 | 1.01% | |
.32 caliber (any)
|    | 17 | 0.78% | |
.380 acp
|    | 161 | 7.39% | |
9mm
|    | 712 | 32.68% | |
38 spl
|    | 244 | 11.20% | |
357 mag
|    | 367 | 16.84% | |
40 s&w
| | 255 | 11.70% | |
other
| | 27 | 1.24% | |
44 spl
| | 20 | 0.92% | |
45 colt/acp
| | 354 | 16.25% |
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September 23rd, 2012, 04:42 AM
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#466 |
Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: PA
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Just got my wife the LCR 38 special with Crimson Trace grips. She plans to carry it in her purse, and keep it in the nite stand drawer at home. I have an old Ruger Security 6 police revolver .357 that I have fired many .38 rounds with for practice, so the practice ammo will be in common. I can't imagine that with Hornady Critical Defense plus P rounds in the cylinder, that this old police standard caliber would not suffice. Am I right?
Thanks,
Rick
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September 23rd, 2012, 06:41 AM
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#467 |
Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida
Posts: 368
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Mine use to be a Glock 19 now it is a SP101 357 3" love revolvers
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October 1st, 2012, 08:34 PM
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#468 |
Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia
Posts: 932
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October 2nd, 2012, 12:45 AM
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#469 |
Join Date: May 2012 Location: Florida
Posts: 358
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For me it's all about concealment. We have two or three months of the year when you can wear something as heavy as a hoodie, then it's shorts and T-shirts. I switch between my Sig P239 and P238. If I lived up North I'd probably carry a 1911 Govt because you only have three months of heat. No matter what you're carrying you need to go to the range as often as you can. Even if you're carrying 45 ACP you still need to be able to hit what you're pointing at. If you're carrying 45 ACP with the false sense of security that wherever you hit the BG he'll go down, then you're worse off than the guy carrying 22LR that can hit a gnat's butt at 50 paces. JMHO
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October 5th, 2012, 10:12 PM
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#470 |
Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Monument, Colorado
Posts: 2,302
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Have the LCR 357 but looking at the SR9c as another carry choice.
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October 6th, 2012, 08:17 PM
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#471 |
Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Monument, Colorado
Posts: 2,302
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I picked a 357 revolver for my first carry weapon
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October 25th, 2012, 04:39 PM
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#472 |
Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Iowa
Posts: 59
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New to the forum, but I purchased a SR40C for my first CCW. I had shot my fathers Taurus 24/7 40 S&W, and liked how smooth it fired. It only took the first round with the SR to decide it was for me.
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October 25th, 2012, 06:50 PM
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#473 |
Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 349
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.357 Magnum.
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November 21st, 2012, 06:21 AM
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#474 |
Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Republic of Texas
Posts: 23
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My daily carry is the SR40C...with Gold Dot 180 grain JHP, easy to conceal and plenty of POWER
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November 26th, 2012, 01:59 PM
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#475 |
Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: new york
Posts: 26
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40 s&w
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December 13th, 2012, 05:36 AM
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#476 |
Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Alabama
Posts: 51
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I voted 380. I have only had mine a few days, but it has not been out of reach since I took possession.
I am sitting in my office chair right now - my gun is in my pocket. Where's yours?
I love the 45 Colt with Keith bullets for defense and it is my woods open carry pistol, but it or the 41 Mag in the truck do me NO good unless I am sitting in the truck.
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December 13th, 2012, 05:50 AM
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#477 |
Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hazel Green Alabama
Posts: 163
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The Marine Corp recently let a multi-million dollar contract to Colt to start making the 1911 again. Seems like that 9 mickey mouse round is not stopping the ragheads when they are hopped up on dope. If it's good enough for the Marines, it's good enough for this old dog face. S&W 325PD and Taurus PT-1911.
Reb
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December 13th, 2012, 05:53 AM
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#478 |
Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bismarck, ND
Posts: 2,278
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Since I'm a revolver guy I chose what I use; .38 special ( not .357 because of potential of over penetration).
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December 16th, 2012, 05:38 PM
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#479 |
Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Central NY
Posts: 253
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My CC is a .45ACP!
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December 19th, 2012, 03:25 PM
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#480 |
Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,362
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.380 front pocket....
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