An 380 is not enuff bang to put ur life on. 9mm allways
Says Dickmeister......:exercise:a smaller package is easier to conceal.
In an nutshell. Well saidBeats a rock.
I like the fastest and biggest bullet I can comfortably carry the most capacity of.
Being that the diameter of .380 is the same as 9mm...I'd opt up to 9mm but to each his own. Placement is king.
I totally agree. Personally i have an clipdraw on my 17 wich helps tremendously with showing an btw carry as there is no holster profile. Check one out. I carry my 17 with an untucked t shirt & unless you know me you would not notice i am carrying.History unquestionably proves larger caliber produces better stopping power across the board. However. It isn't always possible to carry the largest caliber or the highest capacity firearm so as with most things in life, a trade off of sorts must be chosen. As with most, I would rather pack my KelTec P32 in lew of a rock, sharp stick, or most any knife, and have for many years.
For the bulk of said many years, I couldn't risk being 'made' in various anti "weapon" environments. The term "weapon" could and would cover a lot of ground for a hostile lawyer representing my company's client, so I had that to consider also. And while I did on occasion carry a compact hi capacity 9mm, I was always far more jittery at being discovered for whatever reason imaginable.
I often see the surgical shot placement arguement when the subject of mouse gun defensive maneuvers are called for. For that I have four words. Good. Luck. With. That. At best, you will have milliseconds to draw and aquire your target. Even shorter time to start launching lead. Good luck with headshots, center mass shots, or hitting a determined attacker anywhere. Period. In addition, you must always assume your tiny caliber pistol won't do the job and prepare additional countermeasures.
Most of the time, thank the Almighty, MOST street mopes don't like to bleed. And again MOST of the time, even a .25 will 'work' if said mope(s) are merely presented with one, and here is where most tiny guns shine brightly. Hence the ongoing popularity and effectiveness of said calibers.
Trick is I think, is to first be armed with the best and largest caliber you can conceal legally under your unique circumstances, and be as effective with said caliber as you can make yourself be. IE never carry a micro gun when you can easily carry something larger. The rest is in the hands of the abovementioned Almighty should the woods go quiet.
Just some thots.
Gray_Rider
Old Secessh
Agreed. I in my many owned pistols have an smith 5 shot titanium airlite, but i would not want to use it as an daily conceal carryFor my particular situation, a S&W Bodyguard .380 is perfect.
I am quite aware of its limitations. I have done my own experiments with ballistic gelatin, so am fairly confident with my ammo.
From this is looks as though the 380 is more effective than the9mm. Am I missing something?In actual shootings there's not a lot of difference between the .380 and 9mm.
"Over a 10-year period, I kept track of stopping power results from every shooting I could find. I talked to the participants of gunfights, read police reports, attended autopsies, and scoured the newspapers, magazines, and Internet for any reliable accounts of what happened to the human body when it was shot."
https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/alternate-look-handgun-stopping-power
.380 ACP
# of people shot - 85
# of hits - 150
% of hits that were fatal - 29%
Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 1.76
% of people who were not incapacitated - 16%
One-shot-stop % - 44%
Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 76%
% actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 62%
9mm Luger
# of people shot - 456
# of hits - 1121
% of hits that were fatal - 24%
Average number of rounds until incapacitation - 2.45
% of people who were not incapacitated - 13%
One-shot-stop % - 34%
Accuracy (head and torso hits) - 74%
% actually incapacitated by one shot (torso or head hit) - 47%