Chuck R.
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I kind of get the feeling that this is one of those confidence boosting threads trying to say that six , seven or eight rounds is enough--especially if you aim and aren't spraying rounds. I don't feel undergunned carrying a .357 or a .44 because I have confidence in my ability to use these guns. But, I also don't begrudge those who want fifteen rounds and I don't assume that they won't be aiming just because of the number of rounds.
Find a gun that shoots well, train to be fast and accurate with it no matter how many rounds you have.
Agreed!
I think that Mas Ayoob summed it up in an article he wrote a little while ago, the gist:
Carry more ammo than me and you're a paranoid SWAT wannabe....
Carry less ammo than me and you don't take your SD seriously enough to carry an effective weapon....
Truth lies somewhere in the middle. What I always do get a kick out of though is how these "capacity" threads always somehow mention "spray and pray" as if it's a function of capacity, and not a lack of training. Truth is, the untrained shooter with the lower capacity firearm is just going to run out of ammo sooner........
Chuck