Abraham wrote:LEO's I've known have informed that me that a lot of people die from 22/25/32 calibers.
In fact, more so than larger calibers.
However, they die eventually while a few stop breathing right away...
I own a .357 magnum and hate to shoot it. It's painful. From muzzle blast to recoil. When I do shoot it, I load 38 specials. They're pleasant to shoot and are a reasonable defense caliber.
I prefer 9mm and if it hits what I'm shooting at, it's a whole lot better than a miss from a more powerful caliber...
This is a really interesting discussion to me. I have been concealed carrying for almost 20 years, but always had a hard time carrying a full size. I found myself rarely carrying outside my car (used to have to have CHL for that), so I switched to .380 pocket carry or IWB carry. I always felt like the .380 was a little underpowered. So I bought a Ruger SP101 .357. It is quite heavy and my carry loads are .38 special +P silvertips. Since it was so heavy I now mostly carry my Walther PPK/s. I'm really thinking about getting a compact 9mm, but I don't have the money to spend right now and want to find a good one to carry. Anybody out there that switched from a PPK to a compact 9mm? What kind did you get?