viper
Active member
I retired as a paramedic after 30+ years and I have seen people shot with most everything. Your smart and know the difference in what has the most and least knock down power. So let's look at it a little different, how many people have missed a deer? Or how many people miss that quail or pheasent. How about that "give me shot" clay bird at the range? Most miss because they rush their shots they don't get or keep their head on the stock. They get a little adrenalin rush and just get a little excited and miss!
Now imagine someone is shooting at you, it's maybe dark and their maybe more than one of them. Someone around you maybe already killed or they may have your loved one. You may have a bullet already in you. Do you immagin that again the heart maybe beating the adrenalin maybe pumping. Now do you think that you may just miss a few shots? An empty 7 round .45 is far worst than a gun in my hand with 8 more additional shots although they may not be the most powerful rounds available. I still can stop someone from walking over to me, holding an empty gun and shooting me. Carry the gun you will acually carry is the first big thing. Then you will just have to weigh out what your more comfortable with capacity, weight, or power. For me it's my glock 19 most the time.
Now imagine someone is shooting at you, it's maybe dark and their maybe more than one of them. Someone around you maybe already killed or they may have your loved one. You may have a bullet already in you. Do you immagin that again the heart maybe beating the adrenalin maybe pumping. Now do you think that you may just miss a few shots? An empty 7 round .45 is far worst than a gun in my hand with 8 more additional shots although they may not be the most powerful rounds available. I still can stop someone from walking over to me, holding an empty gun and shooting me. Carry the gun you will acually carry is the first big thing. Then you will just have to weigh out what your more comfortable with capacity, weight, or power. For me it's my glock 19 most the time.