Oh no! I carry a S&W Model 60. 5 shots of 38 Special.
And the only time I needed to draw a gun, it was a 22 LR revolver. Oddly enough, none of the other guys wanted to be first to take a 22 up the nose.
If I’m limited to one hit, I’d prefer a 45. Or a 44 Magnum. But I’m more likely to get more hits if I use a gun I find easy to control - which is why I shoot 38 Specials out of a gun that can handle 357 magnum.
I’d also prefer to have 100 rounds than 5, and a 20” barrel than a 2”...but the whole “conceal” thing kicks in. And I often carry an LCP just because it is so easy to carry.
The point of the article is partially valid. When people had to choose between 8 rounds of 45 versus 10 rounds of 9mm, the 45 started looking pretty good. But compared to 15 rounds of 9mm? Well...a lot will STILL carry a 45. That’s fine.
If I were making that choice, I’d go with “Anyone who deserves to be shot once deserves to be shot twice”. YMMV.
>>The point of the article is partially valid. When people had to choose between 8 rounds of 45 versus 10 rounds of 9mm, the 45 started looking pretty good. But compared to 15 rounds of 9mm? Well...a lot will STILL carry a 45. That’s fine.
The 10 years of the Clinton hi-cap “ban” did more to create the easily concealed 9mm and 380s than it did to revitalize the 45. The 1911 has its loyal followers (of which I am one), but not as a carry gun for the growing concealed carry movement of 1994-present.
But the reality of then, where your likely attacker was a criminal who just wanted an easy score, is not the reality of today, where you could find yourself facing multiple jihadis or gangs of feral “youths”. Suddenly, the low capacity, regardless of individual stopping power, of a 45 is less desirable than 13-15 chances to stop multiple attackers with your small, but potent 9mm subcompact double-stack.
The only time I ever had to draw my concealed weapon was in 1993 and it was a S&W Bodyguard. The robber fled. I still have the Bodyguard.