Bought one at the show for my Kahr MK9 Elite. It's comfortable and conceals well, I need to play around with the height adjustments a bit, but liking it so far and better than some others I have lying around.
It's called situational awareness. I would not have said anything, but I darn sure do keep track of who is around me and what if any threat they might pose.
The black guy on the left. Note the police uniform. The grey haired guy with the can of DR Pepper. Plain clothes duty belt. The guy with the vest. Nice bulge, is that a gun or are you just happy to see me? And they guy over Vest's left shoulder(our right). That one is harder to say for sure but...
I own some very expensive guns. (Sig Elites, Harrison/Les Baer) They perform flawlessly and are very accurate. Thing is, a carry gun is going to get beat up possibly confiscated at some point. At least until you are cleared for "a good shoot" . I would rather have a cheaper but reliable gun that...
One shot stop may be possible (with any caliber) , but it all depends on shot placement and the individual who is shot. You might not hit a vital organ or some don't realize they are dead yet. (shock). That's why you don't fire just once, you never know what will happen. I have a snub nose 44...
I agree you need to do what you feel the situation requires. If you can spot them a ways off so much the better. But in a crowd things get more complicated.
Most attackers don't broadcast the attack at range. They use the element of surprise to advantage. A mugger isn't going demand your wallet from 20 yards away, or even 10 yards. He needs to be close to be threatening. Now if it's someone suspicious following you at a distance, it's a judgment...
One factor in my choice was price. Not because I don't want to spend the bucks, but because I would hate to loose an expensive gun to the police for months after a shoot while they figure out if I am a bad guy or not. They have a habit of "loosing" stuff. I would love a Rorbaugh or another Sig...
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