Lets just all agree that we all different individuals. There is no perfect single option for every situation. I know people who, by choice/occupation put themselves in a much higher risk than the average joe. I also know people who live in BFE where, in the history of the county, there to date hasn't been a murder. As said many times, being prepared is good, no doubt about it. That said, choosing a handgun at all is a compromise. We ALL have to pick our compromise.
If you believe in many of the scenarios listed, or believe there is a legitimate threat that these situations arise, prepare and carry for them. If you feel many of these scenarios aren't going to happen, or have odds of happening that are too low, don't worry about it. Again, it is all a compromise.
For me, in the area I live, knowing the history of the area, my biggest threat in a face to face stick up at work. The number of armed incidents, outside of hunting accidents, so far, have all been in a retail store demanding cash/merchandise. For me, in this situation, I have to worry about over-penetration. I can't shoot through most any barriers as I won't know if I am shooting at a threat or a customer.
I know of truck drivers who have to drive through the hood at 3am. I wouldn't carry the same way for both situations. Certainly the odds of a given threat are different in each of these situations, and picking the same ammo, caliber, handgun, doesn't make much sense.
When comparing ballistic gel results, as useful or not as they may be, the CD ammo in .380 is towards the better side of JHP ammo. It expands reliably and penetrates farther than most .380 jhp. Not farther than all, but better than many. It does not penetrate as far as FMJ, but as said, it expands very consistently. Other good options exist, but nothing that stands worlds above it. Most of the praise I have seen for CD ammo has been in the .380 where there were one or two stand outs from the rest of the dismally performing JHP.
In the end, prepare for what you worry about and sleep easy. I sleep at night just fine knowing I leave the house with CD in my LCP. I also sleep at night just fine knowing I have gold dot in the 1911. Both options are used for different situations, or at least expected situations. In the end, we all have to draw our limit as to what we feel has great enough odds to justify preparing ourselves. It is a personal line drawn in the sand. I have no problems where you draw yours. It is yours to draw. Even if I have flawed logic, I have drawn my line after weighing the pros and cons. This, like most internet debates, changes very little to the believers and non-believers.
If you believe in many of the scenarios listed, or believe there is a legitimate threat that these situations arise, prepare and carry for them. If you feel many of these scenarios aren't going to happen, or have odds of happening that are too low, don't worry about it. Again, it is all a compromise.
For me, in the area I live, knowing the history of the area, my biggest threat in a face to face stick up at work. The number of armed incidents, outside of hunting accidents, so far, have all been in a retail store demanding cash/merchandise. For me, in this situation, I have to worry about over-penetration. I can't shoot through most any barriers as I won't know if I am shooting at a threat or a customer.
I know of truck drivers who have to drive through the hood at 3am. I wouldn't carry the same way for both situations. Certainly the odds of a given threat are different in each of these situations, and picking the same ammo, caliber, handgun, doesn't make much sense.
When comparing ballistic gel results, as useful or not as they may be, the CD ammo in .380 is towards the better side of JHP ammo. It expands reliably and penetrates farther than most .380 jhp. Not farther than all, but better than many. It does not penetrate as far as FMJ, but as said, it expands very consistently. Other good options exist, but nothing that stands worlds above it. Most of the praise I have seen for CD ammo has been in the .380 where there were one or two stand outs from the rest of the dismally performing JHP.
In the end, prepare for what you worry about and sleep easy. I sleep at night just fine knowing I leave the house with CD in my LCP. I also sleep at night just fine knowing I have gold dot in the 1911. Both options are used for different situations, or at least expected situations. In the end, we all have to draw our limit as to what we feel has great enough odds to justify preparing ourselves. It is a personal line drawn in the sand. I have no problems where you draw yours. It is yours to draw. Even if I have flawed logic, I have drawn my line after weighing the pros and cons. This, like most internet debates, changes very little to the believers and non-believers.