To Double Tap or Not.... And Why??

[Bender]

if said bg can take more than one 230grn, jhp 45acp centermass at close range i shal give him a cookie along with my wallet

[LittleRedToyota]

if said bg can take more than one 230grn, jhp 45acp centermass at close range i shal give him a cookie along with my wallet

i'd suggest instead not being surprised by something that is not all that rare and continuing to fight for your life. once you shoot the guy, if he doesn't stop his attack as a result, he is very likely set on killing you--even if he wasn't before you shot him.

all handguns...including .45acp, .357mag, .44mag, .50DE, etc. etc...are piss poor at physically stopping bad guys. many will psychologically quit after being shot with anything, but unless you get a CNS hit (which is unlikely), you are not going to immediately physically incapacitate the guy. so, it he is on drugs, crazy, or just plain determined, he may well keep coming. he may even bleed out in 10 seconds, but that is plenty of time to finish killing you first.

[XACEX]

i will keep firing until he hits the ground. i bet i can get off 5

[TonyF]

if said bg can take more than one 230grn, jhp 45acp centermass at close range i shal give him a cookie along with my wallet

i will keep firing until he hits the ground. i bet i can get off 5

Define "close range".

There is a "close range" at which you'll be lucky to get your pistol drawn and get off 1 shot let alone 5 shots.

[Lycanthrope]

Define "close range".

There is a "close range" at which you'll be lucky to get your pistol drawn and get off 1 shot let alone 5 shots.

Indeed. Unless we are in a defensive situation in a home......with warning....


We are likely behind the curve.


LycanniceseeingTonyFthrope

[Chazman321]

I believe the only thing I would shoot at and then wait for an effect is a steel popper... Dang steel poppers... Evil SOB's... lol

-Chaz