On another forum, I was having a discussion with someone about concealed carry, and he actually told me that based on his trainer's advice, who he said was a Special Ops person, he only carries 3 rounds in his Glock. The reasoning that he said his trainer gave him was that almost any encounter you have will be over in 3 rounds. If it isn't, then you're dead anyway and it's best to not leave a fully loaded gun behind for the bad guy to get ahold of and use to kill more people.
I've never heard this type of reasoning before. I've only heard of "Better to have it and not need it than vice versa". I couldn't convince this guy that it's better to have a fully loaded mag. I pointed out videos on youtube where people almost never go down after being shot with a pistol, including that one video where the cop shot the fleeing guy 8 times, hitting him 5 times before he went down. He told me that he carries the very best HP ammo, which is so much more effective. I told him that cops carry the best too, because the taxpayers provide endless funds for it so the cops can carry the best. Still, no luck in convincing him otherwise.
Does anyone here carry only 3 rounds in a high-cap pistol?
I've never heard this type of reasoning before. I've only heard of "Better to have it and not need it than vice versa". I couldn't convince this guy that it's better to have a fully loaded mag. I pointed out videos on youtube where people almost never go down after being shot with a pistol, including that one video where the cop shot the fleeing guy 8 times, hitting him 5 times before he went down. He told me that he carries the very best HP ammo, which is so much more effective. I told him that cops carry the best too, because the taxpayers provide endless funds for it so the cops can carry the best. Still, no luck in convincing him otherwise.
Does anyone here carry only 3 rounds in a high-cap pistol?