Best caliber for Concealed Carry. What is the best caliber to carry for personal defense? This is a question that has no correct answer. But there are wrong answers. Once again, this is my opinion. And any gun is better than no gun. The logic I am applying to this is if you have to pick 1 gun for an all around defense round. Obviously you don’t need a huge caliber if you are being charged by a coyote, or a super small caliber for a bear. Every caliber has a role, I’m helping you decide what the best all around and most practical caliber is. I’m going to be comparing calibers that are most common for CCW pistols. If you carry a 44mag, 50 AE, 7.62x25….what the fuck is wrong with you??? Your choices are dumb. Let's talk about Energy, joules, ft/lbs. This is arguably the most important You can skip some calibers if you don't care. You can also skip to the bottom to see my final thoughts if you don't want the specs to all the info. We are goin...