You start poking holes in a person and it’s a game changer. Look at the damage a little 22 did during the assassination attempt on Reagan. I believe there was 6 shot’s fired, 4 hit’s and 3 on the ground.
Yep, I carried a Beretta 22 for years and while its not first choice I practiced enough to be able to consistently hit a can at 10-15 feet pointing and never using sights. figured a couple to the face or neck would be good deterrence.
Picked up and LCP few years ago and love it, points well for me and with the extended mag 8 380s aren’t bad to have with a spare mag in my pocket.
In the end that still didn’t seem adequate with all the shit goign on these days so now toting a p365xl and absolutely love it. Impressed with how much firearm technology has advanced lately.