Stopping Power Myths & What Really Matters to Stop Attackers

SHTF School ^ | 4/25/14 | Selco

[Mariner]

" The gun you know how to use best has biggest stopping power."

Ain't that the truth!

And, don't forget you have to have it with you to use it.

The are folks who have permits...and hand cannons they leave on the nightstand when they go out. Or the glove compartment.

I'd druther be carrying my Sig .380 than leaving my Barretta Model 96 at home.

[Tijeras_Slim]

That’s why my favorite is a .38 Super... .357 ballistics with 9mm recoil.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Many would not handle the recoil of the 44, and you are right, probably miss.

I like a 45, not the gun that a 44 revolver is, but it will stop a man, and I would do what it takes...I haven’t, but I could shot another man if it were necessary to defend my loved ones and my property (Castle). And as for stopping power, a 22 or a 9 mm also has stopping power...just make it a well placed shot.

But better still, a 12 ga with ‘00’. They come in, won’t get passed the front door...

[Hardastarboard]

Rule Nr. 1 of a gunfight: don't be there.

Some of the best advice I've ever heard.

[Shadowstrike]

Nobody knows till the time comes but you can help desensitize yourself with drill and hunting is always a good way to tell if you can shoot to kill. I think rabbit, squirrel or small game...then build up to deer and hogs.

You might think that'll help, but killing game ain't nothing like looking a man in the eye as you squeeze the trigger to kill him. It ain't the same, and never will be.

[virgil283]

"Recoil, trigger pull and general feel are just few of many factors that determine what makes sense"...thanks Kart...

[FreedomPoster]

LOL!

I learned long ago: You have to be QUICK on Free Republic!

[FreedomPoster]

Thank you, sir, and see my previous.

[Dick Vomer]

I know, you are correct. An animal is nothing like a man. It shouldn’t be unless you’re a sociopath. My thinking is just muscle memory of aiming at center of mass and trying not to jerk rounds all over the place.

Using a timer or the rapidity of movement helps but you are correct that nothing simulates real combat.

[Pollster1]

And, don't forget you have to have it with you to use it. < P> That's the problem with the Barrett 50. It's great on lethality, but scores pretty low on concealability and weight. Besides, it's so loud that it's deafening and disorienting.

[dsc]

“It isn’t always being fast, or even accurate, that counts. It’s being willing. I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren’t willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull the trigger. I won’t.”

John Wayne as J. B. Books in “The Shootist.”