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I am an Ol Fart like some others here and have 38 SPLs and 44 Mags lying round for house duty and carry a 44 SPL for social engagement purposes.

IF I were to carry all the time I would think it is hard to beat a round that mimics the most effective law enforcement loading and comes stacked something like 14 high now. Yep, If I carried all the time it would be something in 357 Sig.

58 yr old geezer
and what I wear depends on what I'm wearing.
The hotter and less clothes the smaller the piece.

Smallest = .38 1" snubbed Ruby
Next.. Walther PK.380

favorite ? Glock G 20

most useful 12 ga pump Mossberg 500 riot

The only two times I ever had to pull on a man:
12 ga pump ( J. C Higgins full size with a poly choke, in a gas station office )

and a Browning HiPower ( 9mm ) point blank fight.

Summer carry is an Iver Johnson Pony .380
Winter carry is a 1911. I'm 55.
I just don't like the feel of plastic, and haven't found any double stack that feels right with the exception of a Browning HiPower.

54, eastern NC, carry Glock M23 in 40 S&W, House guns M1911 45 acp and two N Frame Smiths, .41 Mag & .44 Mag. All have adequate "knock down" power. I own a 9mm, but don't use it as a self defense weapon (I would if that's what I had available).

I'm soon to be 58. Live in western Oregon.

Have a Kimber 5" aluminum frame .45 that I pack a lot.

Also, have a ruptured disc in my back and lately have been packing a Kahr P9.

It's more comfortable to pack when my back "flares" up, and I can "hit" fast and well with it..

Have also been known to pack an LCP .380 in my shirt pocket for a backup

Virgil B.

Then you're not concealing it well enough.

51 yrs old, carry a 40 S&W

40 years old
45 auto (1911)
-or-
9mm (Sig P226)

58

Daily carry gun for 30 years (1980) has been a Colt Commander in .38 Super. Had carried a 1911 Government Model before that but after shooting the Super dumped all but one of my .45s....and never carry it.

My "teachers" were the writing of Bill Jordan, Skeeter Skelton, Elmer Keith, Chuck Taylor, Jeff Cooper....each liked a different style of gun. I started off with a S&W Model 19 4" (1970), went to a Model 29 6.5" (1973), before starting to carry the 1911 a lot... After shooting the Commander in .38 Super rarely do I carry anything else...

One problem you may find here is that most of the shooters here are "shooters"..not just people who shoot. They make informed decisions on what they carry vs. just tradition...

Bob

Hawkeye, my wife bases her decision off shooting my 1911's, Glocks, Colt 1903's, Colt 1908's, Walther PP, HD-Military High Standard and Savage 1907's and 1917's. She has shot them all and doesn't like them. I like all of the above and carry the 1911 frequently, but she just likes revolvers and that is fine with me.

At 63 I prefer a LW Commander .45 except in the hot summer when it is a S&W Bodyguard in the pocket or in various holsters. In the car is a target sighted 3 inch model 60 Smith as it is accurate enough for small four footed critters and powerful enough for the two footed ones along the road.

My 43 year old wife prefers her Glock 17.

Here on the farm it is my Bowenized .44 Special Flat Top.

Fitting with your hypothesis, the wildlife agency I worked with started out with S&W model 19s then switched to S&W autos in .45ACP in the 80s. Our Commissioner at the time was a gun loony and thought the 9mm was a pipsqueak. Today they carry S&W .40s.

The one I have with me,

I'm 49, and when I carry, .357 Mag. in a titanium 5-shot.

For me it is all about weight, yet performance.

Nightstand gun is the 629 you see to the left.

I am knocking on 40 and I prefer the 45colt.I was in the military when the switch to the 9s was made,have shot alot of differnt types and calibers.My reason for choice is this,for decades the 45 was used to dispatch bad guys,hurt cattle and game for table fare.A human is still just a human,animals still just animals,and ammo and weapons have improved,so why wouldn't it be just as effective.So whether self defense or hunting the colt goes with me every where.

Mid-60's, The Caliber I usually find myself "Carrying", and feel comfortable with is the .40 S&W.

The vast majority of the time you'll find me with either a Kahr P40 or G29SF. I have a 1911 and do carry it sometimes but I'm very warm-blooded and dress like it's 90* down 'til it's closer to 40*. My preferred garb doesn't lend itself as well to a full size .45. The Kahr is a full blown 40 that can fit in my jeans pocket or, more commonly, a cargo pocket. The 29SF is a bit bulkier but still wears well even in the lighter clothing I prefer.

For the house it's not a pistol preference at all as that's where the 12ga pump lives.

I'm 54 and I carry a S&W .38+P, 5 shot titanium revolver. Strictly a close range "save your life" type of weapon. It's very light and easy to conceal.

I'm 62 and lean toward the .45 ACP. It works without making a pipe bomb out of your pistol. That said, I'm happy carrying a 9mm, 10mm, .357 mag, .41 mag, .44 mag, sometimes a .38 Special or even a 9mm Mak. I'm happy just to carry any pistol I can shoot reasonably well. I try not to over think the whole thing.

.45 Cal... and i am 56.

But I like the 480 too... just too big to hide on my person

I'm 41. The gun I'm most likely to be carrying is a .40 S&W. I have a second .40 as a nightstand gun. Occasionally I'll carry a revolver and then it's almost certain to be a .357. Giving 2 answers is a bit convoluted, so you should probably just put me down as carrying a .40.