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Rob72,

Thanks for your excellent post!

cmgee67,

Wow!

I thought I was grumpy...just please remember: No one is forced to read what others post.



To all: Thanks, I cheerfully thank you all for your responses.

After years of relying on a 9mm as my minimal SD caliber, thinking .22 cal LR a no go for SD, while a .380 though a primer fired caliber is also under powered, I'm thinking of moving up to .45 ACP.

I've slowly been digesting a video posted here a while back, featuring a criminal being promptly put down with what appeared to be a 1911 .45 cal. The criminal had 2 guns in his hands and after being shot once immediately fell backward without a quiver...It appeared to be a gun shop that these criminals targeted to steal guns, but one of the two died for his efforts.

I've also been considering what a pal of mine who'd been in many shootouts (he was a retired HPD officer) said: No to 9mm (he'd shot some bad guys with this caliber and they kept shooting at him after being hit by his shots) went back to .45 cal with positive results and admonished me to move up to .45 caliber if I was ever to defend my life with a firearm...

Considering how many now rely on a .380 (which I identify better than a .22 LR, but only a bit better) I'm looking at this whole caliber thing...again.

Yes, yes, I know a caliber brouhaha, but that's not my question.

What's your experience with a 9 in a SD situation versus a 45?

Any?

Thanks!