9 mm gun, what to get?
I'm stayin out of this mess except to say this about that
If you really think you, under adverse, maybe darkness, certainly duress and nervous with adrenaline, that you are going to get a head shot on a moving, hopped up meth addict who just might be charging towards you or one of your family at a furious pace, you are delusional as the guy you are trying to hit.
All you need to "see" to prove my point is some of the many police shootings, such as several police firing MANY (20-50) rounds at a driver of a car at close range, and maybe a third or more rounds miss the target completely, and maybe the perp even lived through it.
But I think the point you are REALLY trying to make, I agree with: Use a weapon you can hit with.
The rules:
1--- If you don't carry it everywhere, you might as well not carry it anywhere
2-- You HAVE to practice. Consider taking combat courses.
3-- Aim for the biggest part. Forget about the movies and "wingin 'em" or hit'n in the legs, or "head shots." TRY TO HIT the biggest part.
4-- Use the biggest caliber you are good with. Don't get a lightweight big caliber that you won't admit that you really cannot hit with. Consider double action only. Last thing you want for defense is a hair--trigger tuned-up competition gun that just might go off in the "heat" of a tense situation.
5-- For home defense, the last thing you want is a big caliber weapon that will penetrate the neighbor's walls. Consider a shotgun. A PUMP shotgun. NOTHING will perk up the ears of a burglar quicker than the incredibly distinct sound of a 12ga pump being cycled.
6-- Take a lot of trouble to be sure your ammo and the gun like each other. Some semi-autos don't like some ammo, and we all know where that might be headed..........
(I have a Browning BDM, and that damn thing won't feed about half the hollow point stuff off the shelf)
Last, I don't like carrying a lot of extra weight, so I carry a little Ruger KLCR in .357 mag. It only holds 5, but I can hit with it, and I carry extra rounds. Yes it hurts when I shoot it, but I practice with lighter loads, and I can hit with it. One round of that is better than three or four out of a .380, and I simply won't carry a big heavy .45
I'm stayin out of this mess except to say this about that
If you really think you, under adverse, maybe darkness, certainly duress and nervous with adrenaline, that you are going to get a head shot on a moving, hopped up meth addict who just might be charging towards you or one of your family at a furious pace, you are delusional as the guy you are trying to hit.
All you need to "see" to prove my point is some of the many police shootings, such as several police firing MANY (20-50) rounds at a driver of a car at close range, and maybe a third or more rounds miss the target completely, and maybe the perp even lived through it.
But I think the point you are REALLY trying to make, I agree with: Use a weapon you can hit with.
The rules:
1--- If you don't carry it everywhere, you might as well not carry it anywhere
2-- You HAVE to practice. Consider taking combat courses.
3-- Aim for the biggest part. Forget about the movies and "wingin 'em" or hit'n in the legs, or "head shots." TRY TO HIT the biggest part.
4-- Use the biggest caliber you are good with. Don't get a lightweight big caliber that you won't admit that you really cannot hit with. Consider double action only. Last thing you want for defense is a hair--trigger tuned-up competition gun that just might go off in the "heat" of a tense situation.
5-- For home defense, the last thing you want is a big caliber weapon that will penetrate the neighbor's walls. Consider a shotgun. A PUMP shotgun. NOTHING will perk up the ears of a burglar quicker than the incredibly distinct sound of a 12ga pump being cycled.
6-- Take a lot of trouble to be sure your ammo and the gun like each other. Some semi-autos don't like some ammo, and we all know where that might be headed..........
(I have a Browning BDM, and that damn thing won't feed about half the hollow point stuff off the shelf)
Last, I don't like carrying a lot of extra weight, so I carry a little Ruger KLCR in .357 mag. It only holds 5, but I can hit with it, and I carry extra rounds. Yes it hurts when I shoot it, but I practice with lighter loads, and I can hit with it. One round of that is better than three or four out of a .380, and I simply won't carry a big heavy .45
