>>64158338
.40 is the choice when the question is what will get the job done reliably >>64158347
.45 is for people who know that just blasting in one side and out the other with solids can and will drop a fool.
.44 mag is for people who are smart enough to know most likely they won't or Wong get to shoot more than two or three shots in a gun incident. And they are also smart enough to choose something that will give you the most result out of those two or three shots.
>>64158347
.45ACP is what you come around to after decades of seeing fads come and go, only to come back to what your dad, granddad and great grand dad already knew, .45 ACP does these things as a group better than any other gun to date - points better, recoils better, runs better, and hits harder than anything else and it is fun to reload.
>>64158250 (OP)
I don't need to argue over the subject, because anyone who autisticly clings to one caliber is wrong.
The best is the one that you have access to that can get the job done. Don't fucking tell me what you want to do or what you like to do, tell me what you can do. Because if you can't do it then your preference means shit in the real world.
.44 is a seriously overlooked carry option in the modern day. The versatility of the cartridge is absurd. .44 spcl can be loaded to mouse fart levels of recoil and hot .44Mag can have rifle levels of energy and wounding out of 4-6" barrels. The 4.25" S&W 69 is one of the best full size carry options on the planet and I can't be convinced otherwise.