I have always subscribed to the idea that if there was anything out there that caused me to react to it by shooting it, . . . I'd probably wind up shooting it until it quit giving me reason to shoot it in the first place.
Slide lock??? That is definitely possible, . . . because I am on the way to ending this confrontation, . . . why should I quit in the middle just to see how the other guy is doing?
He threatened my life, attempted to take my life, was willing and actively attempting to take my life, . . . if I quit now, . . . he may succeed.
Just remember, . . . ammo is cheap, . . . life is precious. Anything worth shooting at all is worth shooting twice.
Oh, . . . and that will make a difference in the stopping power of your hand gun, . . . whether it is a S&W 500 or a Phoenix .25 auto.
May God bless,
Dwight