People seem to always be seeking the "magic bullet, one-stop shot". Just heard a story from a friend that shows this just ain't always so...
He's a retired LEO who lived in an area that was suburbs/semi-rural. His wife had taken the dog out back and was confronted by a mountain lion in their yard. The dog stayed between his wife and the cat, trying to protect her. The cat was intent upon getting to her. She was yelling for her husband; when he came out and saw what was happening, he ran back inside to get his pistol. When he came back he then shot the mountain lion twice - once in the neck and once on his side. The cat proceeded to crash through a wooden fence, stopped by a chain link fence, and they crashed back through another part of the wooden fence before disappearing.
After calling the cops, they then proceeded to try and find the cat. There was a blood trail that eventually led to a tree the cat had climbed before dying and falling out. This was a 120# lion that had been struck twice by .45 ACP hollow point rounds and still had an incredible amount of fight left in him.
So, if your assailant is a 215# guy, don't count on that "one-stop shot" ending the encounter!
He's a retired LEO who lived in an area that was suburbs/semi-rural. His wife had taken the dog out back and was confronted by a mountain lion in their yard. The dog stayed between his wife and the cat, trying to protect her. The cat was intent upon getting to her. She was yelling for her husband; when he came out and saw what was happening, he ran back inside to get his pistol. When he came back he then shot the mountain lion twice - once in the neck and once on his side. The cat proceeded to crash through a wooden fence, stopped by a chain link fence, and they crashed back through another part of the wooden fence before disappearing.
After calling the cops, they then proceeded to try and find the cat. There was a blood trail that eventually led to a tree the cat had climbed before dying and falling out. This was a 120# lion that had been struck twice by .45 ACP hollow point rounds and still had an incredible amount of fight left in him.
So, if your assailant is a 215# guy, don't count on that "one-stop shot" ending the encounter!