What is the best carry cartridge?

[ReservoirDawg10]

For the boomers

 

[romans1212]

45 cal for home defense.
380 in a sleeve for pocket carry
9mm for holstered carry

 

[greg vess]

22 LR. The bullet is small and you won't even know it's in your pocket. :-)

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

For the boomers

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I like to say I use .22 shorts for home defense, and they'll work very well.

How can I say such a thing?

Well, I pour two dozen of them down each barrel of my muzzle-loading SxS shotgun over 80 grains of powder.

 

[streetroc]

IDGAF how close you are. You picked the wrong crazy MFer to rob.

 

[cmshoot]

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IDGAF how close you are. You picked the wrong crazy MFer to rob.

Don’t bring fists to a grenade fight.

 

[AK74U]

You got some for sale!?

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IDGAF how close you are. You picked the wrong crazy MFer to rob.

 

[streetroc]

You got some for sale!?

While googling that pic I came across several stories of people buying live grenades at antique shops and thrift stores. I'd start there.

 

[AK74U]

Roger that!

While googling that pic I came across several stories of people buying live grenades at antique shops and thrift stores. I'd start there.

 

[gyppo]

There is no such thing as the perfect “carry” round, or handgun.

I depended my life on 9mm Berettas at work........because I was issued them and had to use them.

I depended my life on 9mm and .40S&W Glocks at work.........because I was issued them and had to use them.

I depend my life on SIG’s in .357SIG at work.......because I am issued them and have to use them.

I trusted all them, just as I would trust a bunch of other brands I could be issued, and several calibers. I learn the gun I’m using at the time, knowing that eventually it will be something else.

You need to be able to run whatever you come across when you need it. You never know what it might be.

There ain’t a magic caliber or gun out there that will protect your life. Use any one of a hundred handguns, use decent ammo, train with it, and learn its good and bad points. The bad points are more important, and every handgun has them. If folks spent more time on training and less on what equipment they use, they’d be much better off.

10,000 round torture tests aren’t applicable to daily carry. How many rounds does my Glock 19 have to be able to get through? 46. Why 46? Because that’s how many rounds I carry on duty. I don’t care how it runs after that because I’m out of ammo and it’s now a crappy club.

DA/SA, striker, SAO, whatever. Single stack, double stack, revolver. .38 Spl, .357 Magnum, 9mm, .40S&W, .357SIG, .45ACP. Polymer, aluminum, steel. 107 year old design or cutting edge technology. Those are the least important parts of the equation, but they’re the ones folks like to argue about.

"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain.

It’s the man that makes the craftsman, not his tools.

You use your words well. I am impressed and I agree. We are blessed in the modern age of watching people and their reaction to surprise ambushes and counter ambushes with the popularity of video surveillance. THe FIBS and FIBSA factor quoted by the active self protection guy seems to be strong determining factor in who will win in most situations. People rarely spend a lot of time working on time to first shot from a surprise encounter. From watching videos that and preparing for the first shot without drawing attention seems to be the best life preserving skills.