rotor wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:18 pm First, I hope I never have to find out. Rimfire anything though is always questionable as there are too many failures to go bang. The next question is which centerfire caliber is best. The reality depends of course on what one can carry, how many rounds, shot placement and ammo type. With modern .380 self defense ammo I believe it is adequate assuming one bad guy. Not too many small .380 have more than 7-8 round capacity and mag changes can be slow. A 1911 with 8 rounds that misses 8 times is not as effective as a fully loaded Glock 17 that hits 1/2 of the time.
Everything of course is a balance. I sometimes only carry a Kel-Tec P32. Is it adequate? .32ACP killed Hitler. Main thing is I would stay away from rimfire anything for self defense. I carry a Glock 21 (.45 ACP) as backup when I hunt.
What does a suicide using a .32 ACP have anything to do with a SD situation?