That would be ideal, all right, but it would take a brain shot to stop a dog right here and right now, and dogs' brains aren't real large. If I ever have to shoot a dog, my plan is to empty the gun, reload, and be prepared to empty the gun again. Even when morally wounded, some dogs can keep going long enough to do serious damage.
People don't realize how tough most animals are. I was deer
hunting on my property and had a coyote get real careless
and walk toward me at about 50 feet. Hit him in the chest
with a .54 muzzle loader and it went clear through him
length wise. Still ran 100 yards.
I was thinking of saying the same thing. There are no brownie points given for taking the attacking dog down with one shot. The only thing that matters is that it doesn't do harm anymore.
You have 10 rounds in the gun (at least a reasonable 9mm does) so you shoot at the first safe opportunity. Dogs are fast creatures; that pitbull could be all over you in a second. You don't have much time; but you have 10 rounds in the gun and 20 more on the belt.
On top of that, a brain shot of a dog would require either a lucky hit through a cranial opening (eyes, nose) or a lucky penetration of the cranium. A bullet can easily bounce. The impact of the bullet is exactly the same as the recoil of the gun; if you can take it, the dog also can. A glancing impact may have no effect at all.
” Even when morally wounded, some dogs can keep going long enough to do serious damage.”
I think you mis-typed. You probably meant “Even when morally wounded, some Democrats like our unbeloved President can keep going long enough to do serious damage.”
Is that about right?