Originally Posted by
GlassWolf
my two cents.. I have a background in armed security and executive protection service, but that aside, I was also a boy scout, and learnt to always be prepared. Criminals are clever, or at least they try to be. They know what works to their advantage, and that's firepower (having a gun) and numbers (working in groups) when it comes to assault, robbery, home invasion, and even muggings. car jacking can be solitary or in teams, really rape is about the only crime that comes to mind that's often done by a lone individual. That said, having enough ammunition is a benefit. 5 or 6 rounds may not be enough. With adrenaline pumping, maybe in low light, you'll miss. you won't land every shot, even at close range many times. you may have to shoot at a barricade to reach your opponent as well. Also keep in mind that if the guy is hopped up on crank, meth, PCP, etc.. you're going to have to shoot him multiple times to stop him. This even holds true for strung out, skinny meth heads. If you're not trained to shoot for incapacitation, like hitting them in the pelvis to stop a charge, you can hit high center of mass, and they'll bleed out, but not instantly. They can close distance, and still get to you, and inflict damage even with a terminal injury.
Noting all of that stuff, I prefer capacity to caliber, because I've just never seen any data to prove that a larger handgun caliber has any more chance of stopping a threat on the first shot, or at all, so I carry 9mm with two 15 round magazines and one round chambered, and I carry the most effective round I can find in that caliber. In this case, speer gold dot +P rounds. Carry what you feel comfortable with, and what works for you. There is no one right answer to what everybody should carry. Shot placement counts, stopping power counts, capacity counts.. Nothing means everything, but everything means something.
100Likes
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Reply With Quote
