How many Rounds do I need for Concealed Carry?

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 12/27/2019 | B Scott

[w1n1]

Some concealed carrier that are into “comfort carry” will usually carry a pistol with a single stack vs a dual stack (more capacity).
Its not about just having lots of ammo, but the situation requires that you may need it. Plus the idea of using a gun for self defense is not to kill your attacker, but to make them stop attacking.

Now we are back to the original question, how many rounds do you need to stop an attacker? According to Massad Ayoob he states: switch from 5-6 round revolvers to 15-18 or 20 round semi automatics; "5-6 rounds was usually enough… but usually isn't always." Massad was referring to law enforcement employment but falls into personal defense as well.

So the consensus is that the more rounds you have the better to prepare for most gunfight situations. When you look into the hits ratios of our law enforcements that were involved in shootouts, its not good. (12% to 19%, unless someone knows of a more updated version from the FBI & NYPD) Yes, while under stress these LEO's will shoot more than in a training scenario. With that in mind, most lawfully concealed carrier will probably be expending lots of rounds in a self defense situation.

Why carry more rounds when you can use a bigger slug -
Chances are most people if shot will probably stop attacking you. But, in this day and age with die hard assailants we’re going to assume they’re still coming. According to a chart from Buckeye Firearms Handgun stopping power, it states 2.45 rounds with a 9mm pistol on average to end the threat. "To be clear, that's 2.45 Hits – not rounds fired."

So: If it takes (on average) 5.55 shots to make a hit, And if it takes (on average) 2.45 hits to incapacitate an attacker, Then it takes 5.55 x 2.45 = 13.6 rounds fired (on average) to incapacitate an attacker. That’s for one attacker.
So hypothetically, if there are multiples bad guys, you need to double or triple those averages for a single shooter. Read the rest of concealed carry rounds.

[logi_cal869]

No, I’m referring to a man or woman who made a decision NOT to display and/or use their weapon.

It’s a very personal decision and not one I’d blindly label the act as cowardice, but it’s one also fraught with nearly as much liability as those who did act and whose anonymity may or may not have been protected by patrons.

[RandallFlagg]

“I only need one.”
-Scaramanga
The Man With The Golden Gun

[fso301]

No, I’m referring to a man or woman who made a decision NOT to display and/or use their weapon.

That I cannot comment on.

Discretion may be the better part of valor but choosing not to display is different from what I wrote about which was to display and use or not use.

[logi_cal869]

Agreed.