I recall the story of an officer at an event that had a credible threat against it. When two gunmen assaulted the place armed with rifles he created his own cover fire and closed the distance. I’m not engaging in a running gun battle. Capacity is an issue and if my aggressors are incompetent (they have fired multiple rounds and I’m still capable of resistance) and there is no reasonable means of escape I will close distance. Most pistol rounds, absent a somewhat lucky hit, are not going to quickly create a physiological stop and I think many defensive lines of thought fail to prepare for the chance of hand to hand combat even if you have managed to score good hits. I frankly prefer my chances in close quarter combat to a pistol duel.
There are holes in my plan. Some of these holes may be filled by more capacity though not all. Oddly enough when hiking with my kids I opt for more capacity because I worry about aggressive coyotes where making a standing defense becomes more likely. That aside I think the situations where more ammo would be the difference are unlikely given my lifestyle.
Could I come to a situation where I wished for more ammo? It’s possible though chances are I will have wished for a long gun first.
I get the rationale for bigger and more. It’s not without reasonable premise. In the end though even when my G19 was primary “EDC” it started to become selective day carry which has bigger holes.
There are holes in my plan. Some of these holes may be filled by more capacity though not all. Oddly enough when hiking with my kids I opt for more capacity because I worry about aggressive coyotes where making a standing defense becomes more likely. That aside I think the situations where more ammo would be the difference are unlikely given my lifestyle.
Could I come to a situation where I wished for more ammo? It’s possible though chances are I will have wished for a long gun first.
I get the rationale for bigger and more. It’s not without reasonable premise. In the end though even when my G19 was primary “EDC” it started to become selective day carry which has bigger holes.