Riomouse911
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I carried a .25 Betetta Jetfire as an off duty for about 10 months way back in 1991-92.
One day my ex wife and I were getting on the freeway when I saw a solo County Marshall on a one-man felony car stop (Deputy Marshal behind his car door gun drawn, solo bad guy in driver seat of stopped vehicle with hands up.) I stopped my pickup, buzzed the deputy with my flat badge, drew the Jetfire, then I took the position on the opposite door. Ultimately the 6’2” parolee was called out of the stolen car and I cuffed while the deputy covered.
This guy still had his prison buff on, and the Marshal said the mope was doing his best to bait him in until the “second unit” arrived (me and the pea shooter.)
I realized then and there the .25 would’ve been pretty much useless unless I pressed it into this guys eye socket and fired multiple shots. He wasn’t Terminator sized, but it was clear he’d spent the last several years working out for hours every day in the yard.
I drove to a nearby gun store within the week and left with a .40 caliber S&W 4013 and three magazines. The Jetfire was relegated to the lock box (Which was stolen by a housekeeper about three years later.)
There are too many better options than a .22 or .25 if you’re not physically limited to one of these due to age or infirmity.
Stay safe.
One day my ex wife and I were getting on the freeway when I saw a solo County Marshall on a one-man felony car stop (Deputy Marshal behind his car door gun drawn, solo bad guy in driver seat of stopped vehicle with hands up.) I stopped my pickup, buzzed the deputy with my flat badge, drew the Jetfire, then I took the position on the opposite door. Ultimately the 6’2” parolee was called out of the stolen car and I cuffed while the deputy covered.
This guy still had his prison buff on, and the Marshal said the mope was doing his best to bait him in until the “second unit” arrived (me and the pea shooter.)
I realized then and there the .25 would’ve been pretty much useless unless I pressed it into this guys eye socket and fired multiple shots. He wasn’t Terminator sized, but it was clear he’d spent the last several years working out for hours every day in the yard.
I drove to a nearby gun store within the week and left with a .40 caliber S&W 4013 and three magazines. The Jetfire was relegated to the lock box (Which was stolen by a housekeeper about three years later.)
There are too many better options than a .22 or .25 if you’re not physically limited to one of these due to age or infirmity.
Stay safe.