Speed without accuracy, power without accuracy, too much
power may kill your neighbor... If you want to see speed,
have you seen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6rEnEQkYaQ&search=bond


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| A 32 Seacamp with the recommended ammo is more effective
| than the standard 38 Special 158 grain RN. It is
reliable,
| lethal on a headshot, lethal on a heart shot, and it is
| available when nothing else might be.
|
| I think it is Seecamp, but comparing one inadequate
cartridge to another
| doesn't really make a meaningful point. A .22 is lethal
with perfect
| bullet placement, no heavy clothing, etc., but it
certainly wouldn't be
| on my list for self-defense against anything larger than a
cat.
|
|
| My choice is a Colt Officer's ACP .45 ACP with 200 grain
+P
| HP, carried behind the hip in a holster of my own
design.
| But since most people do not have unlimited funds,
people
| carry what they have. Any gun, in any caliber is better
| than a big gun locked away at home.
|
| Yes, that is my preferred sidearm also, although mine
isn't the
| officer's model.
|
|
| There are several small .45s on the market,
| http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/ultracarry/ are not
| much bigger than the Seacamp. Dirty Harry not
withstanding,
| really big handguns are not first choice for
self-defense,
| except where there are large bears, lions or other 1,000
| pound monsters. Ruger makes the 480 and 454 Alaskan and
S&W
| has the snubby versions of the .500, but these are just
too
| big and powerful for anti-personnel use. Too much power
| delays repeat shots and if there are two or more
attackers
| you need repeat shots.
|
| Yes, don't need something quite that big, but I like at
least a .45 ACP
| as that is well proven. Personally, I like a .41 or .44
magnum, but it
| is hard to find them in autoloaders and the 10mm isn't
that popular
| either. I can get repeat shots with my .45 nearly as fast
as with my
| Ruger .22/44. I've never had a problem with recoil as my
dad had me
| shooting .357 single actions at age 8 and .44 mags by age
10. However,
| I wouldn't recommend them to everyone. A 9mm is
controllable by almost
| anyone and has a lot more stopping power than a .32 or
..38. I consider
| a 9mm to be marginal and I laugh at this whole "fire
power" argument.
| Personally, I'd rather have 6 or 8 rounds that count, than
15 peas to lob.
|
|
| The 40 S&W and 45 ACP are about ideal, the 9 mm [9x19
| Luger/Parabellum/NATO] is a good minimum unless some
other
| factor, such as physical weakness in the hands, or just
no
| way to carry or control something bigger. But remember
the
| point is to protect yourself, a gun may scare the
attacker
| into flight without a shot being fired. A shot fired
that
| hits the right place is better than a miss with a 44
Magnum.
| The .22 LT HP is pretty effective at killing but it is
not a
| stopper. The bigger bullet has a better chance of
stopping
| the attacker and may not be as lethal as some smaller
| calibers. But ideally, an attacker will never attack
| because they will be worried that you may be armed. If
they
| do attack, the sight of your gun may scare them away
[this
| is very common]. If you have to shoot, you want to make
| them stop their attack, you want to stun them into
complete
| inaction instantaneously. Bottom-line, you want to go
home.
|
| I generally agree with you here.
|
|
| Matt