rickmelear
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When I first got me ccw I carried a KT p32, then for 8 years I carried a Kahr P9. Today I carry a Glock 19. What ever your comfortable carrying and you shoot well.
I've owned so many different guns I can't keep up. I've had tons of ultra compact "pocket rockets" and with every one I feel undergunned. I finally sold off my last one recently and went back to a true compact gun, my tried and true, and all-time favorite, GLOCK 19...
Anyone else done something similar?
I can shoot small guns just fine, it was the ammo capacity that bothered me the most. So many times now I hear about multiple assailants in defensive situations. I just want to be prepared.
I don't know what this talk is about "marginally effective" with a pistol that is easily to conceal. Most folks I shoot with can hit the 8 ring in a B-27 target at 25 yards most of the time with a Sig P290, Kahr, Glock 42, Ruger LC9, etc. Move them up to the 10 yard line and hit % goes to near 100. Most personal SD situations will be at 10 yards or less.
In police shootings, most police departments average around a 30% hit rate. So, no matter how good you are on the range, chances are, in a self defense situation where the adrenaline is running high, you will have a few misses. It can also take 2-3 (or more) shots to stop a determined attacker, and it is always possible to have more than one attacker. With those odds, I'd rather have the 10-15 rounds of a compact or larger gun than the 5-8 typical of a subcompact. Since both autos and revolvers have their separate advantages, but to take advantage of the revolver advantages you sacrifice capacity, when going with a revolver I would want a larger revolver running 6 rounds of .45LC or 6-7 rounds of .357mag than a 5-shot J-frame running .38spl.
Personally, I have little need for a micro unless it is on a backup pistol role. Let's be honest with ourselves, if we are carrying concealed then we damn well better decide on an EDC that can stop a potential threat. Many micro's are just not enough gun to be a primary carry weapon. Chances are, if you find yourself in a situation where you need to defend yourself from armed attack then your attacker will likely not be carrying a mouse gun. It's an offense versus defense mindset. Put yourself in the other persons shoes, would you attempt a carjacking, robbery, home invasion, etc, while armed with a cap pistol? The answer is NO. The bad guys play by a different set of rules. I would advocate for carrying the type of weapon that you feel you could go to war with. It doesn't need to be a full size duty weapon with multiple spares. But, it needs to be 'enough gun' to allow you to feel confident in your ability to employ it well enough to save your life when the time comes.
In police shootings, most police departments average around a 30% hit rate. So, no matter how good you are on the range, chances are, in a self defense situation where the adrenaline is running high, you will have a few misses. It can also take 2-3 (or more) shots to stop a determined attacker, and it is always possible to have more than one attacker. With those odds, I'd rather have the 10-15 rounds of a compact or larger gun than the 5-8 typical of a subcompact. Since both autos and revolvers have their separate advantages, but to take advantage of the revolver advantages you sacrifice capacity, when going with a revolver I would want a larger revolver running 6 rounds of .45LC or 6-7 rounds of .357mag than a 5-shot J-frame running .38spl.