benEzra
Moderator Emeritus
My wife shoots very, very well. She still chooses to keep a 15-round Glock for HD. It's not either/or by any means.and if you're concerned about the wife not hitting the target, go to a range, don't give her more shots!
IMO, even if you think you may only need to fire five shots to stop the hypothetical home invasion, you'd want a gun that holds a lot more than 5 rounds, or else you would be totally disarmed until you could get back to your gun safe and find some more ammunition, assuming you don't sleep in you carry gear.I think thats why I always thought 5 would be enough too, I guess this is just an exception to the rule.
I like the rule of 3's, e.g. make how much you think you'll need no more than 1/3 of your total capacity, to allow plenty of reserve.