NoSecondBest, I didn't take it personally. That's kind of the answer I was looking for. That's why I said sharing "experiences" and not a review, though I did make the title that didn't I? Thank you for your honest view, I think it makes a lot of sense.
O4L, I certainly am no expert on ANYTHING let alone on experts
Be that as it may, I think that sharing experiences is a really good way to compile data. The more data, usually the better a conclusion can be reached. But if you ignore the data, then what's the point? I suppose that's why more often than not, the format of threads starts with a question, hypothetical or not, and it goes from there. Unfortunately without context a lot of opinions are just that, opinions. If there is some context or something to backup why you have an opinion, it becomes an experience which is *usually* more helpful. Kind of like when people ask "what is a good SHTF weapon?" I tend to ignore that. Unless someone comes in talking about when they lived through a hurricane aftermath, or lived in a third-world country, or were deployed to war, I don't really care what you think if the gooberment falls and WROL happens because it hasn't here in a long long time (a little over 200 years if I'm right[not counting the secession of the South]). If ex-military or ex-LE wants to tell me about their experiences in a certain situation, I'm all ears. There can be some valuable lessons in those instances because through experience, conclusions can be drawn. Anyways I'm rambling, sorry. What I'm trying to say is I would hope that sharing my experiences with a certain rifle/shotgun/handgun/firearm through range/training/(hopefully never)home invasion/(also hopefully never)a self defense situation someone else can gather more data without having to go through that experience with that implement themselves.
DaleA, yup I'm right there with you. My experiences are limited, but I had a good reason(or so I thought) to get the firearms I did and so I figure that there are probably others in a similar situation. At the time I made my decision, more data could've swung me in a different direction, or reinforced my opinion. The same could be said for other folks in said similar situation. I just want to help.