Top 5 handgun calibers of 20th Century

[bk40]

Your picks for the 5 best cartridges developed in the 20th Century are ????

me, I'll go with

1. .45acp
2. 9mm
3. .357 Magnum
4. .44 Magnum
5. .40 S&W

 

[freedomlover]

Replace #5 with the 10MM, and you'd be right on the money.

Sic semper tyrannis

freedomlover

 

[leedesert]

1. 45ACP
2. 9MM
3. 40SW
4. 357mag
5. 44mag


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Live long and defend yourself!
John 3:16

 

[Jack 99]

If I'm not mistaken, the 9mm was developed right before the turn of the century. I could be wrong.

1. .45 ACP

2. .357 magnum

3. .32 ACP (ushered in the modern "pocket pistol")

4. .50 AE (ushered in the big honkin' handgun cartridge above and beyond what's reasonable, i.e., the .44 mag)

5. .40 S&W (really the first design intended primarily for defense/police use AND designed with HP bullets in mind)

 

[bk40]

Jack 99, the 9mm was introduced in 1902.... how long in design/development I don't know.

 

[RickD]

It would be nice if the .40 S&W case was stronger. Who makes the strongest case? Oops, I should take this to the reloading section.

Rick

 

[pete80]

1. 45ACP
2. 9mm
3. .357 Mag
4. .40 S&W
5. .44 Mag

 

[Ala Dan]

Season's Greeting's To All, bk40's list
looks good to me.

Best Wishes,

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Ala Dan

 

[Desert Dog]

1. .45 ACP
2. .41 magnum
3. .44 magnum
4. .357 magnum
5. 9mm



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[Red Bull]

This is fun

1. .45
2. 10mm
3. .40
4. .45 Super
5. (Who cares about anything else?)

Was the .22 rimfire made this century? That would be #5 if it was.

 

[sleepy]

1. 45 ACP
2. 357 MAG
3. 40 S&W
4. 357 SIG
5. 9 mm

 

[DennisE]

1. .45 ACP
2. .357 Sig
3. 9mm
4. .357 Magnum
5. .44 Magnum
Regards, Dennis

 

[JJCII]

OK, the way I see it-

1. 9mm
2. .357 Mag
3. .45 ACP
4. .44 Mag
5. .40 S&W

(.45 ACP my personal favorite)

JJCII

 

[Dan in GA]

1. .45ACP
2. 10mm
3. .444Marlin(snuck a non-pistol in there)
4. .357Mag
5. 9mm

Given more time, I think the .357SIG would find it's way into the list...Dan in GA

 

[denfoote]

My top 5 are:
1) 9mm
2) .357 mag
3).44 mag
4) .30 luger (parent to the 9mm)
5) .45 ACP

 

[Ulfilas]

My top five choices:

1. .45 acp
2. 9mm
3. .357 magnum
4. .44 magnum
5. .50 ae

If we could include the bores of other weapons as well, my additional choices would be:

6. .50 BMG
7. 16-inch (there's just something about throwing a projectile the weight of a VW beetle that appeals to me )

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[10mmrules]

But, the most used cartridge of the 20th century is...........22lr

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10MM Magnum.... tried the rest, now I got the best

 

[WESHOOT2]

1) 10mm

2) 41AE

3) .357 Magnum

4) 44 Magnum

5) (as much as I hate to admit it) 40 S&W

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"All my ammo is factory ammo"

 

[James Montes]

1 .45acp
2 .357mag
3 9mm parabellum
4 .44mag
5 tie between the newbees .357sig and .40s&w

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SURE SHOT

 

[Wally]

1 45ACP
2 10 mm
3 40 S & W
4 357 Mag
5 44 Mag
Hate to leave out the 9mm, but I like the others so much better.