Having "A" gun and the importance of caliber

[WESHOOT2]

YEAH, WHAT HE SAID

I like heavy iron; it comforts me.
I likelotsa bullets, just because I been attacked by the Huns before.
I like wearing multiple guns, because I reload faster that way.
I ain't never shot nobody, because they didn't want me to.
I trust my tiny caliber if it gets stuck in one's ear, eye, or up against certain 'soft' targets.
I can't always get away with cannon-carry.

Have I ever mentioned how big my fanny-pack is?


I don't believe in statistics, because I can't count (aaah!) on the opposition seeing it the same way.

 

[arinvolvo]

The comfort level is a big deal....I am WAY more comfortable drawing and firing a NAA guardian than I am drawing and firing a 1911 45....So in a defensive situation, the smaller gun would suit me...

it is personaly preference...Who cares what gun you have....just HAVE a gun....and have it ON you.

 

[curt]

I remember reading a story when i was a kid, on papyrus actually, that was talking about attacks from some kind of dangerous animal, i don't remember what. Someone in the article stated that most of the injuries from attacks by this animal were to people with guns, albeit too small a gun. The theory being that these folks figured since they had a gun that they had nothing to fear from the animal, the animal sensed that lack of fear as a challenge and they got bit.

Your first choice should be to run if possible without placing yourself or others in danger. I know others will take a john wayne/jeff cooper stance and lecture me about ridding the world of scum etc but if i run to the nearest cop or phone i probably have a pretty good chance to do that. Whereas if i misjudge the situation and draw my .32 guardian against a guy jacked up on meth or pcp my chance's are much poorer. I would much rather be called chicken that "The late Mr...."

Of course if offered no other alternative i'll stand my ground and defend myself or my family as necessary.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

If the best you can do is a NAA Guardian, then that is the best you can do. What a shame though. My guess is that the Guardian is the best you can not, but not because you could not carry a larger caliber, but because you refuse to make the adjustments necessary to carry a larger gun or the time to practice with a larger gun. Sure enough, there are sacrifices, but they really are quite minimal.

Who cares what gun you have? That all depends. Just having a gun often is NOT enough, especially having a very small caliber gun with a short sight radius that you can't shoot well beyond 5-10 yards.

Of one thing I am certain. If I am a bad guy and I am intent on doing you harm, I am much less bothered by you having a little NAA Guardian than a Glock or 1911. Not only do I know the caliber is not as effective, but that you can't shoot it as well and that if you have a malfunction that you problably have not really learned how to clear the malfunction in the tiny gun efficiently.

 

[curt]

If the best you can do is a NAA Guardian, then that is the best you can do. What a shame though. My guess is that the Guardian is the best you can not, but not because you could not carry a larger caliber, but because you refuse to make the adjustments necessary to carry a larger gun or the time to practice with a larger gun. Sure enough, there are sacrifices, but they really are quite minimal.

doublenaught (a jethro b fan?),
No a guardian is not the best i can do, although it is all that i have on occasions. a G27 is my preferred carry gun but there are times when it is not practical. I was replying on the concept of showing a gun to scare off a would be attacker and the responses that followed.

I don't believe if you are ever on the business end of a handgun that you will stop to evaluate the caliber presented. Although i admit that a tiny gun like a guardian or a p32 might be considered a "toy" by a knuckledragger rather than a deterence.