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My take is a little different than most who have posted on this.

Unfortunately I know a number of people who do carry semi autos and are grossly underprepared to use them in a SD situation. For most people with a CHL, additional training never actually happens. (members here are certainly not the "norm" in the state as a whole) Many lack the ability to perform flawless failure drills under life and death stress, not to mention many of the extra rounds could well be lost in a reload dictated by a first or second shot jam. I know far too few that clean carry weapons regularly. So given that ability to get of 5-7 shots without failure, a wheelgun may actually be the better choice for "most" people. I'm not in the military and not LEO so I arm for a much different set of circumstances. None of us is really prepared to be in the middle of a 2 gang crossfire scenario... so arguments based on that many BG's don't factor in to my planning.

Honestly, most of the time, a 5 shot .357 is all I can comfortably carry. I rest easier knowing that it greatly increases my odds of survival over my bare fists or a small folding knife, should I be confronted with a potentially life threatening situation.