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First I'm glad nobody was hurt or robbed. Second, I don't really believe anyone knows exactly what they will do in a given situation until they face that situation - that's why soldiers and cops train so much and in so many different scenarios. Third, Monday morning quarterbacking is always easier than actually being there.

Having said all of that, I don't think I would have drawn that night based on my understanding of the information given in the OP. I would have probably challenged them and been ready to draw, but not actually drawn - like was said in a previous post, if I draw, I intend to fire so I'm pretty sure the pistol is going to be smoking a second or so after clearing leather.

In a similar situation about two months ago my wife and I were approached late at night on a deserted downtown street. The guy started walking our way from across the street and shouting that he wanted to ask us a question. I turned and faced the guy, put my left hand up in a "stop" signal and told him loudly, "We don't want to talk to you, do not come any closer" while clearing my coats, lifting my shirt and placing my right hand on the grip of my holstered pistol. I was wearing a sport coat and an overcoat so I'm sure that although I never presented the pistol and he never actually saw it, the big motions I made to clear both coats and my shirt made it fairly obvious that I was at least pretending to be armed and preparing to draw. I saw his eyes widen and he changed directions quickly back to his side of the street and walked away at a very quick pace - never saying another word to us. We were about a block from our hotel, which is where we were going anyway, so we continued on our way. My plan, had he continued in our direction, was that when he got to the middle of the street (about 12-15 yards away) I was going to shout, "If you come any closer I will consider it a threat and defend myself." And if he kept coming I would have immediately seen whether or not all those sessions at the range were worth it.

Anyway, I'm not trying to criticize what you did, I'm simply presenting what I did in another situation that may have had some similarities and to say that in general, for me, I don't want to point my pistol at anyone unless I've already decided that my life (or that of my wife) was in danger and my use of lethal force is warranted.