I am not new to firearms, but have only recently really taken a serious interest. For years my only handgun has been a SW Sigma 40VE. It was cheap and has served its purpose well, but I feel its time for me to get something a bit nicer. My philosophy on weapons is keep things simple by having as few unique calibers as possible. This means that what ever caliper I choose will need to be capable as a household defense round, a CCW round, a target/plinking round.
So here is my question, if you were going to have only one handgun caliber, what would it be. I'm kind of torn between 9mm and 40sw. 9mm is a bit cheaper and you can carry slightly more rounds in any given platform, but 40SW has better stopping power and I already have a reloading setup for 40SW.
Possible long term plans:
1. Glock 17 for the house, Kahr CM9 or PM9 for CCW, and maybe a Keltec-sub2k later just for fun.
or
2. Glock 23 for the house, Kahr CM40 or PM40 for CCW, and maybe a Keltec-sub2k later just for fun.
P.S. please excuse the typo in the title
So here is my question, if you were going to have only one handgun caliber, what would it be. I'm kind of torn between 9mm and 40sw. 9mm is a bit cheaper and you can carry slightly more rounds in any given platform, but 40SW has better stopping power and I already have a reloading setup for 40SW.
Possible long term plans:
1. Glock 17 for the house, Kahr CM9 or PM9 for CCW, and maybe a Keltec-sub2k later just for fun.
or
2. Glock 23 for the house, Kahr CM40 or PM40 for CCW, and maybe a Keltec-sub2k later just for fun.
P.S. please excuse the typo in the title