1) gun beats no gun
2) fast beats slow
3) a hit beats a miss
4) big holes beat small holes
5) two holes beat one hole
With any gun, you keep firing until the bad guy drops. A guy who goes down after one .45 is more likely to survive, than the guy who had a whole mag of 9mm put in him.
My rules of a gunfight are a bit different.
I prepare by packing a handgun that fits me, that I’m very well practiced with and can use well.
My rules.
SHOOT FIRST
SHOOT MOST
SHOOT BEST
LIVE TO WALK AWAY
Then go home and practice some more.
“Slow hit beats fast miss”