I belive the up swing in the .380 market is from 2 factors.
1. improvement in bullet technology
2. Women that are entering the market who just do better with that round. My wife is a perfect example she loves her sig p238. She can load her mags, and rack the slide with out any issues. She can also hit a target. She doesn't do as well on the target with the sig 938.
And as Tam said, skip the .25 I can not think of a worse performing round. If you know of one please let us know.
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- Sun Sep 23, 2018 12:02 pm
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Re: .22 cal LR not reliable for SD, is a .380?
It all depends,
My wife is very comfortable with a .380, not so much with anything bigger. She also does very well with a full size steel frame .45, but it's not the most convenient thing to carry .44oz of firearm everywhere you go. A perfect example of why .380 is a great choice.
The best for stopping a threat in my opinion is .357, .41 or 10mm. Of the three choice .357 was listed as 97% effective if I remember correctly.
.41 and 10mm both come with a far greater risk of over penetration
My wife is very comfortable with a .380, not so much with anything bigger. She also does very well with a full size steel frame .45, but it's not the most convenient thing to carry .44oz of firearm everywhere you go. A perfect example of why .380 is a great choice.
The best for stopping a threat in my opinion is .357, .41 or 10mm. Of the three choice .357 was listed as 97% effective if I remember correctly.
.41 and 10mm both come with a far greater risk of over penetration