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I like the .45 Colt because of it's size and it doesn't kick!
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.45 Colt.... S&W Mountain Gun... Ultra Dot.... carried in a chest pack.... 280 grain cast bullets at about 950 fps... The majority of the slugs end up in a 3 ft diameter chunk of white pine out in the back yard... the plan is to keep shooting it for a year or so then split it... burn it down in a campfire and reclaim the lead to recast.... Loaded to this pressure I'm thing the 1000 Starline brass will out last me so... 3 Cents for a primer.... have not done the math but I'm thinking only a few Cents for powder....so ballpark about the same cost as .22 ammo.... all that just makes me smile 
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My favorite cartridges are the 45 Colt loaded to +P standards and the 45 ACP loaded to +P levels or Super levels. They are my most used cartridges.
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Revolver: .41 Magnum
Semi-auto: .38 Super
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Easy choice.... 45 Colt for me!
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10mm, followed closely by the 45 Colt
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μολὼν λαβέ
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This subject/question is rather interesting. After 3 pages i haven't seen the 9mm or 40. Plenty of "obsolete" cartridges though.
I know popular does not always equate to favorite.
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You know, I have never really liked the 40 S&W. I've never found one that was particularly accurate, but admittedly I have fired it mostly in Glocks and the occasional Smith and Wesson. For it's intended purpose though, it works well. Speaking of the 9mm, I remember an article by Duane Thomas, probably 20 plus years ago, where he proclaimed the 9mm the finest semi-automatic handgun cartridge ever. I scoffed, but the older I get, the more appreciation I have for the cartridge. I definitely believe that advances in powder and bullet manufacturing have helped the 9mm. After reading through everyone's responses this morning, I realize that I failed to articulate the question I had in mind. To bring it to a finer point, I should have asked "What centerfire handgun cartridge do you enjoy shooting the most?" It is possible that the individual posters would have the same response, but maybe not. If I had to pick between the 44 special and the 45 colt, I'd go with the Colt. But, if I can have both, you'll see me with the 44 special quite often. 
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Tough one.
Large bore? .45LC. It does it all.
Mid bore? .357. It does it all in that category.
Small bore? .32H&R. It does it all in that category and punches well above it's weight.
In semi-autos, I'll take a .45ACP in a 1911, a 9x19 in a BHP, or a 10mm in a Delta.
Forced to start all over with just one? I'd take a GP100 converted to 10mm and moon clips and cover just about all the bases.
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You know, I have never really liked the 40 S&W. I've never found one that was particularly accurate, but admittedly I have fired it mostly in Glocks and the occasional Smith and Wesson. For it's intended purpose though, it works well. Speaking of the 9mm, I remember an article by Duane Thomas, probably 20 plus years ago, where he proclaimed the 9mm the finest semi-automatic handgun cartridge ever. I scoffed, but the older I get, the more appreciation I have for the cartridge. I definitely believe that advances in powder and bullet manufacturing have helped the 9mm. After reading through everyone's responses this morning, I realize that I failed to articulate the question I had in mind. To bring it to a finer point, I should have asked "What centerfire handgun cartridge do you enjoy shooting the most?" It is possible that the individual posters would have the same response, but maybe not. If I had to pick between the 44 special and the 45 colt, I'd go with the Colt. But, if I can have both, you'll see me with the 44 special quite often. 45 Colt to answer the first version of your question and the same answer to the second version, I guess. Even with the 22 in the mix, today it would be hard to do that due to the guilt one feels shooting them up when they are so expensive...not that all the other stuff isn't expensive too but...Also, most semi-auto 22's will jam even if they are good ones. Of course, I'm not shooting the 45 Colt in a semi-auto anyway but again... Counting up, I think I've got 5 guns laying around here chambered for 45 Colt right now.
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Forced to choose, I think I get the most satisfaction out of dropping the big 'ol 240 grain SWCs into my S&W 629. I used to use a lot of .44 special cases, but after wearing them all out, I now use .44 mag brass. Stocked up on 1,000 of Starline brass, so technically, the answer would be... .44 magnum.
I shoot them at .44 Special velocity most of the time, using 7.5 grains of Unique, but I'm almost out of it and have a can of Universal to try next.
I guess I get the satisfaction partly between the "thunk" it makes dropping it in the chambers, the mild recoil when shooting it, the resulting big holes in the target, and knowing I can always ramp up the power whenever I feel like it.
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Revolver: .41 Magnum
Semi-auto: .38 Super The 41 mag is high on my list as well.
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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45 ACP followed by the .357.
I guess I did not get the memo they were no longer in fashion. LOL
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45 Colt followed closely by the 44 Special.
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.45 acp and the .357 mag. I like them both equally!
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.45 ACP (out of a full size 1911).
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Tough choice between my 38 spl.s and .44 spls.. I usually have one of each in the truck.. They are both mag. revolvers, but the spl. loads do all I need done in my country..
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