Which Caliber Is Best For Concealed Carry?

Which Caliber to Carry?

Hosts Grant Stinchfield and NRA Carry Guard Lead Instructor Jeff Houston are joined by NRATV's Colion Noir to discuss which caliber is the best for your EDC firearm.

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[mtind]

Years ago, my CCW instructor said “it doesn’t matter what size round you miss em with”

[Joe-rxht]

Whether it’s .380, .38, 9mm, .357, .40, .44, .45, .22, or 10mm. Having a gun is better than NO gun. 😉

[paddymack]

Shot placement doesn’t come from lower calibers, it comes from practice. Shoot what your comfortable with and hit the range often with it.

[Levi-]

Conceal Carry= 9mm
Trunk(Car)= AR-15
Bedside= .45 acp

God Bless American 🇺🇸

[aevangel]

9mm on Monday
.357 Sig on Tuesday
.40 S&W on Wednesday
.400 Corbon on Thursday
10mm on Friday
.45 ACP on Saturday
And because I'm nostalgic,
.44 Magnum on Sundays

[bluegrassedc]

It's all about shot placement. I once killed a chupacabra with a .22 long rifle.

[franktheweinerburke]

.50 BMG all day, maybe .338 Lapua if I need something compact.

[Jane.Doe.]

I'm a woman, 5' 7" 115 solid lbs. And although I in *no way* want to flaunt that I'm carrying, I am not obsessed with having "absolute conceal" at all times that I am. Reason being is that I'm not a fan of sub compact carry guns. I don't like the
.380 because I think the rounds are a bit anemic (for my preference).
I carry different firearms depending on what I'm feeling on any given day. Most of them are 9mm though. I love both the 9mm and the .45 acp. I keep an AR-15 in my vehicle. I live in Colorado in the mountains and I'm rarely in a city however, you just never can know what kind of a situation you might all of a sudden find yourself in. Better to be prepared or even over prepared than left there to become a victim of whatever.
For home defense I like my 410 shotgun as well as my
45 acp.
NOTE: Now that we find ourselves living in this brave new world of George Orwell's 1984, having to exist in crazy 2020 of this rediculous cv19 hoax... I say you can not be
"Over prepared".
Thanks, you guys stay safe! ✌️

[getmomoney]

Another key point I want to add is the PRICE of ammo to practice n how much you practicing you plan on doing... It gets expensive very fast

[Mozingotube]

40. Personally and I always have a spare mag or two

[Trashman]

Caliber debate is a played out topic. Whatever you shoot the most accurate and whatever is available when SHTF is the best caliber. Everything else is BS

[knastera]

I think the Ruger LCP Max is a game changer in the 380 world. I carry it with 12+1 rounds of Inceptor ARX. That's a lot of firepower. Having said that that, I will carry my Glock 43x MOS or Canik TP9 Elite SC every time if what I'm wearing supports it. When I do that, my LCP Max is my backup gun. I have a Clip Draw and a true sheath for front pocket carry.

[benclinkbc]

Most important of all... practice, practice, practice, practice... Calm under pressure, one well placed shot... No matter what you carry... (or afford)

[johnwicksfoknpencil]

The one you have the most control over. Where that bullet goes once you’ve fired it means literally EVERYTHING. Everything else is 100% semantics.

[alexandermccabe]

always have a soft spot for .380 one of the first handguns I ever shot and have loved it ever since

[factsoftheconfederacy]

Yes. Shot placement is key, but you don’t always get the chance to have great shot placement.

[eristew]

I agree with their assessment about the 9mm, however; I do carry a Sig P238 (380) rather than the 9. And yes, their assessment of female priorities in carrying are also fairly accurate. I chose the 380 because it is easier to conceal under my clothes. Also, I have extremely small hands. I have yet to find a 9 that I can shoot comfortably. I know sub-compact 9s are much smaller than they used to be, but for the most part they are just too large for me. Plus, it is difficult enough for women to carry without imprinting, even a small difference in size or bulk can turn a subtle imprint into blatant very quickly. Luckily, the market has finally caught on to the need for holsters that work with women's clothing and bodies; so there are new innovations in concealed carry options for us.

[garyhendershot]

.380 is not obsolete. I carry my .380 when I need to deep conceal and I just can't find a 9mm that is small enough to pocket conceal and not print. I carry my 9 about 90% of the time, but .380 has a valid role. Its better to have a .380 than no gun, and when I have to dress up, and can't wear a coat, ankle or pocket carry of my .380 meets my need.

[mikehrt]

Clearly if capacity is a concern 22 short is the best choice. You can fit a couple thousand loose rounds in the pocket of your running shorts.

[christianhowtolife]

The longer I carry the bigger the gun I feel like I can carry 😄 just carried my Glock 20 yesterday iwb with a light attached and a rds. Much bigger than my first carry gun, sig p238. Both are great, but the 10mm is said to rip a hole in space and time so it will probably be my main carry from now on 🧙🏿‍♂️