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Originally Posted by Fudmottin
I've never carried a gun that could hold more than eleven rounds. That was a G30. But I wasn't confident with it because of feed failures. So I switched to the rather more sophisticated but less powerful HK P7M8. That gun will feed an empty case! It also has an unusual manual of arms that may make a bad guy who takes it from you not figure out how to shoot it straight away.
Anyway, I'm not trying to say not to carry something that's not effective. I agree with the above sentiment that you should also be comfortable with what you carry. I don't see myself dropping down to a 25 ACP.
I have felt under gunned when carrying the S&W 638. The J frame is just not got the round count. It is also hard to handle so hitting anything requires it to be too darn close. A 7+1 capacity 380 makes me feel better even though the round is considered weaker. I've tested it against junk cars in the past and I really, really wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of a 95gr FMJ from a 380.
Warpt762x39, an AR-15 with 20 inch barrel is more effective than an M4 with 14 inch barrel. I think some of them are even shorter than that. Those knock several football field lengths off of the effective range since the 5.56 relies so much on velocity.
I also think that the guy who wrote Blackhawk Down missed more than he would care to admit. I don't care how drugged up you are. You get hit in the chest with one of those rounds and you are going down sometime in the next ten seconds.
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Don't forget about the cops blasting BGs at close range with 20+ rounds of .40 S&W and not dropping the guy right away.
Pure adrenalin can keep you up and running dispite normally grevious wounds.
Look at Brad Kasal. He was hit 7 times with AK fire and had 40 pieces of shrapnel in his body from grenades. All of it in an enclosed space. Sometimes being hit repeatedly even at close range doesn't mean you will go down right away or even at all.
That's Kasal in the middle.