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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Is .380 enough gun?

That Texas Lady takes on this subject over at her blog.

Its a very important topic seeing as we are now indeed a pocket gun nation. Of course its all about shot placement, as well as having the ability to put multiple shots on target. Ultimately anything less than a rifle is a compromise, but a well placed shot from a pistol (any pistol) can be more than enough for an average armed citizen to turn the tide on an attacker and make it home safely.

I do believe that with mouse guns penetration is king. I personally carry a Kel-Tec .32 ACP in my pocket during the dog days of summer and have gone away from the HPs that I had been carrying in favor of FMJ that I know will bust through bone and get some decent penetration. Its also a lighter recoiling gun than the pocket .380s. Which means that I have much faster follow up shots - recoil is pretty much like a hot .22lr. It gives up a little bit of umph to a .380, but I would bet that anybody shot with both would not be able to tell you the difference.

BTW - sometimes that .380 wont penetrate (if it hits a rib).

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