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rev-arb · 12-13-2006, 02:58 PM

Opinion - Is it better to have most of your hand guns in the same caliber or many different ones?

What do you guys think?

**jonny4523** · 12-13-2006, 03:05 PM

I've thought about this too. I really want a sc but don't know if I should go .45 or stick with .40 because of my service.

Camper · 12-13-2006, 03:14 PM

I think it is a personal choice that each individual has to make. Let's face it, sometimes you see one that you just can't pass up, preferred caliber be damned!

wmrawls · 12-13-2006, 03:14 PM

I have opted for multiple calibers for the simple reason of my desire...the desire to have the .45, the desire to have the .40 and 9 mm....although the desire with the 9 mm is more cost focused. I have ordered a conversion barrel for the .40 service simply for cost of ammo. I don't think it will take me very long to pay for the barrel based on how many rounds I have been burning lately.

Trace · 12-13-2006, 03:21 PM

Personal preference. I just always stick with .45's I guess its a mental block or something, but I always feel undergunned with something smaller than that.

MasonXD · 12-13-2006, 03:44 PM

I like a little variety. My next gun will be a revolver(caliber unknown) or a 9mm sc. I guess I'll know when the time gets here.

jdavionic · 12-13-2006, 03:49 PM

As others have said, personal preference. I like 9mm for handguns. I have a Beretta 92F and, with a mod to the mags, I can use them in my XD (if need be). For a SHTF scenario, I find it better to stock 9mm, versus stocking multiple types.

Broadside · 12-13-2006, 03:58 PM

+ 10 on the personal preference. Just remember you can only shoot one, well maybe two at a time. One guy I know swears by just one caliber 9mm and Glock. KISS rule for him and ammo is cheap. You practice with one type of gun, grip angle and it's cheaper.

I wouldn't mind consolidating calibers but not sure I would sell my S&W 686 357 Mag, either of my XD's, Beretta 9mm or 1911. Let's just say i'm not going to add calibers any time soon. Got it covered with 9mm, 357 Sig, 357 Mag and 45.

chrisandclauida2 · 12-13-2006, 04:10 PM

I have recently sold everything i had down to just one caliber per type of weapon. I have 12 gage, 5.56 and 45. i just cant afford all the different calibers of ammo.

Anything new will be i those 3 calibers.

ichy_trigger · 12-13-2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisandclauida2

I have recently sold everything i had down to just one caliber per type of weapon. I have 12 gage, 5.56 and 45. i just cant afford all the different calibers of ammo.

Anything new will be i those 3 calibers.

I keep saying I should do th same but I like to be diversity too much I guess. And because of this, I own less ammo than I probably should. Back when I had less calibers, I always had lots of surplus ammo.

12-13-2006, 02:58 PM	#1
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,982 Blog Entries: 3	Multiple calibers or stick with the same? Opinion - Is it better to have most of your hand guns in the same caliber or many different ones? What do you guys think? __________________ You got to "post" before you can "TOTP!" Rom. 12:12 "The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." - Henry Varley to DL Moody "I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed." - Buffalo Bill

12-13-2006, 03:05 PM	#2
jonny4523 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,039	I've thought about this too. I really want a sc but don't know if I should go .45 or stick with .40 because of my service. __________________ -XD40 Service (Feb 2002) Springer Precision Carry Trigger -XD9 Tactical (June 2007) Springer Competition Trigger, USPSA Production -Remington 870 Mag, 12g, my hunting companion -Thompson/Center Triumph (June 2007) -Ruger Mark II (Oct 2004) Gvt Comp Model -AR build (Sept 07 - May 08 ) Mostly RR NRA, USPSA #TY60062 -If guns kill people, then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat! -When seconds count, the police are only minutes away

12-13-2006, 03:14 PM	#4
wmrawls XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rock Hill SC Posts: 1,223	I have opted for multiple calibers for the simple reason of my desire...the desire to have the .45, the desire to have the .40 and 9 mm....although the desire with the 9 mm is more cost focused. I have ordered a conversion barrel for the .40 service simply for cost of ammo. I don't think it will take me very long to pay for the barrel based on how many rounds I have been burning lately. __________________ Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

12-13-2006, 03:21 PM	#5
Trace XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 2,880	Personal preference. I just always stick with .45's I guess its a mental block or something, but I always feel undergunned with something smaller than that. __________________ Some of my toys: SA XD45 Service (Black on Black) Les Baer Monolith Heavyweight Les Baer Monolith Commanche Heavyweight Les Baer S.R.P. Ed Brown Classic Custom 5" Ed Brown Special Forces 5" Ed Brown Kobra Carry 4.25" Yes, I come from the land of 1911's "In GOD we trust...Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see 'em"

12-13-2006, 03:44 PM	#6
MasonXD XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Posts: 89	I like a little variety. My next gun will be a revolver(caliber unknown) or a 9mm sc. I guess I'll know when the time gets here. __________________ SAXD45 4" Service Model - Mine(sold) Walther P22 - Hers Walther P99 9mm - Hers

12-13-2006, 03:14 PM	#3
Camper XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 374	I think it is a personal choice that each individual has to make. Let's face it, sometimes you see one that you just can't pass up, preferred caliber be damned!

12-13-2006, 03:49 PM	#7
jdavionic XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GA Posts: 5,105	As others have said, personal preference. I like 9mm for handguns. I have a Beretta 92F and, with a mod to the mags, I can use them in my XD (if need be). For a SHTF scenario, I find it better to stock 9mm, versus stocking multiple types.

12-13-2006, 03:58 PM	#8
Broadside XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,913	+ 10 on the personal preference. Just remember you can only shoot one, well maybe two at a time. One guy I know swears by just one caliber 9mm and Glock. KISS rule for him and ammo is cheap. You practice with one type of gun, grip angle and it's cheaper. I wouldn't mind consolidating calibers but not sure I would sell my S&W 686 357 Mag, either of my XD's, Beretta 9mm or 1911. Let's just say i'm not going to add calibers any time soon. Got it covered with 9mm, 357 Sig, 357 Mag and 45. __________________ XD - 9 Subcompact XD - 357 Service w/ SA Custom Carry Pro Pkg SA - Mil Spec 1911 A1

12-13-2006, 04:10 PM	#9
chrisandclauida2 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 18	I have recently sold everything i had down to just one caliber per type of weapon. I have 12 gage, 5.56 and 45. i just cant afford all the different calibers of ammo. Anything new will be i those 3 calibers.

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