Smaller Guns for Defense?

[SimonRL]

Don't make me spank you two

 

[Captain O]

The small guns have their place. I have a Kel-Tec P32 and also use my Bersa Thunder 32. They disappear under my sports jacket in a shoulder rig. I don't confuse bore diameter with the size of my testicles.

Shot placement is everything.

 

[RedGoat]

How'bout a suit and tie?

That's been a much more recent and frequent occurrence. Every week when attending church. I just carry my "whatever" (Glock 19 / 1911 / etc) in my usual manner in an IWB holster. Coat stays on, my suit is not tailored to cling to "my athletic body" (Ha!), so it does not print. If I am going where the coat might have to be removed, I have a deep concealment trick or two that allow me to still carry my "whatever" firearm of choice.

 

[Captain O]

When I go to church, I slip either my Kel-Tec P32 or my Ruger LCP in a pocket holster.

 

[HayesGreener]

The small guns have their place. I have a Kel-Tec P32 and also use my Bersa Thunder 32. They disappear under my sports jacket in a shoulder rig. I don't confuse bore diameter with the size of my testicles.

Shot placement is everything.

How many foot pounds of energy and velocity can you get from your testicles? Projectile penetration is important.

 

[Captain O]

How many foot pounds of energy and velocity can you get from your testicles? Projectile penetration is important.

Ask your mother (I believe she has the answer to this.)

 

[Captain O]

Truth be told, a hot, FMJ/FP in either .32 or .380 ACP will "turn the trick". Shoot twice and reassess the situation.

 

[Ozarker]

I've never heard of an attacker being aggressive after having a .22LR fired in their eye........after all, I've heard at one time, the .22 was a favorite for assassinations.

 

[Captain O]

PieterCoetzee,

Does this mean you are willing to act as a " target dummy"? (I'm probably half right.) Stand up (without body armor). We'll see how resilient you are. Okay?

 

[PieterCoetzee]

Does this mean you are willing to act as a " target dummy"? (I'm probably half right.) Stand up (without body armor). We'll see how resilient you are. Okay?

Yeah thats a response I expected from this thread

Shoot twice and reassess the situation.

Do what you think is best for you but the world has changed since they taught that in the 1970s. Bad guys are "chemically enhanced" now both drugs and steroids (and just fat), not to mention body armor that can be cobbled together from stuff at Home Depot for $50.

How'bout this, maybe practice for head shots?

 

[SimonRL]

Ask your mother (I believe she has the answer to this.)

 

[MiataMinded]

I've never heard of an attacker being aggressive after having a .22LR fired in their eye........after all, I've heard at one time, the .22 was a favorite for assassinations.

.22lr was used to kill like ~8 people in Pikes County Ohio. Two brothers murdered the whole family of one of their ex-wives in a custody dispute all assassination style in the night. Gruesome ****.

.22lr will definitely kill with a headshot.

 

[PieterCoetzee]

.22lr will definitely kill with a headshot.

Yes it remains a good assassination gun/cartridge with a close or contact shot and YES it will kill but its hardly a first choice for a self defense solution., yeah yeah yeah better than a sharp stick or "the look" from your mother-in-law; but not a best option for anyone capable of handling anything better

...and just because Im sure someone will suggest it, no one will volunteer to stand in front of it.

 

[MiataMinded]

.22lr wouldn't be my choice for defense but the "Fudge I've been shot" factor might be one of the biggest unknowns in the world. People don't tend to take kindly to being shot and many times that alone is enough to break contact and get away.