I'm slow to learn. Explain to me again how your 20 shot 9MM is more effective than my 6 shot .357

[Necrosis]

I will bet HST’s were used vs. FMJ’s....

Or they took one to the noggin.

 

[Psilloh1]

What's your point? Why do we care about the poor ammunition choices of bad guys on the street? We already know shot placement is everything.

Watch for those 50 Beowulf AR pistol’s on the street....

 

[gh1950]

What was the question?

Glad you asked.

Everyone sloughs off into a caliber debate.

Supposedly 30 shot semi-autos have made the revolver obsolete, supposedly because of the possibility of encountering "multiple thugs intent on doing harm" I believe is how one poster put it.

So rather than speculating on "what if" scenarios, here is a real life situation, where

(a) you have a pistol marksman who has been certifiably trained to a minimum level of competence in accuracy and gun handling,

(b) Who encounters multiple bad guys at point blank range

(c) Is only able to hit one of the perps, despite having 40 rounds or so at his disposal, he is able to only inconvenience the bad guy.

and

(d) ends up getting shot hisself.

So my question is, which no one has addressed, is how the good guy would have been worse off if he were carrying a 6 shot revolver.

 

[sheep dog]

Unless you are drowning or on fire, you can never have too much ammo.

 

[Psilloh1]

Glad you asked.

Everyone sloughs off into a caliber debate.

Supposedly 30 shot semi-autos have made the revolver obsolete, supposedly because of the possibility of encountering "multiple thugs intent on doing harm" I believe is how one poster put it.

So rather than speculating on "what if" scenarios, here is a real life situation, where

(a) you have a pistol marksman who has been certifiably trained to a minimum level of competence in accuracy and gun handling,

(b) Who encounters multiple bad guys at point blank range

(c) Is only able to hit one of the perps, despite having 40 rounds or so at his disposal, he is able to only inconvenience the bad guy.

and

(d) ends up getting shot hisself.

So my question is, which no one has addressed, is how the good guy would have been worse off if he were carrying a 6 shot revolver.

A. How many shots were fired?
B. Were they ambushed?
C. What is the scenario?
D. Did he land rounds 7, 8, or 9?

If you want to have 6 rounds in your gun,and you feel thats a defensive strategy you want to employ, knock yourself out....

 

[November Sierra]

I will bet HST’s were used vs. FMJ’s....

It was FMJ

 

[Glorfindel]

I carry a .357 for 4 legged critters and a 9 mm for 2 legged critters.

This right here folks, is wisdom

 

[Radar363]

beware the elbow wound

I keep my head on a swivel and my elbows tucked in tight....you ain't gonna catch me slipping. ..

 

[palmettomoon]

I started carrying a Masterpiece Arms 9 milly. I'ma spray dem foolz.

 

[Morgan]

9mm=.354"

.354 x 20 rounds = 7.08"
.357 x 6rounds = 2.142"

7.08" > 2.124"

Faster reload on 9mm rather than .357
Greater hit probability with 20 rounds of 9mm