Smaller and yet smaller still has an attraction. Carrying ALL THE TIME is a lifestyle that few participate in. When one does, smaller and lighter has a huge appeal.
I see a lot written about minimum calibers by people whom I question carry all the time.
Honestly, I know of precisely ZERO cases of mouse guns being reloaded in a SD gunfight. The whole point is that they are there when you need them, regardless of how effective they are, tactically. So long as you've got 4 or so shots and it's with you, you can probably get out of your bad situation.But they take forever to reload...
Why? An auto cartridge (i.e.: designed to be fired out of an auto) with a 50gr. .250 bullet with .0491" facial area at 750 fps at least as effective as a 39gr. bullet at 1000 fps with a surface area of .0387", which is a long rimmed cartridge that was NOT designed exclusively for auto pistols, and may well have feeding troubles in autos.I'd rather have a heavy rock than a .25 auto.Come to think of it, I'd rather have one .22 rimfire auto than five fully loaded .25 autos.
I see a lot written about minimum calibers by people whom I question carry all the time.