What would you have picked?

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My cousin lives in Thailand where he had his family own a chain or successful convenience stores in a major city. Last week, he was duty manager in one of the stores when there was a robbery attempt. The BG walked in, brandished what looked like a full sized semi auto pistol and demanded money from the cash register. My cousin, who was then stock taking in the back room saw everything on the CCTV, retrived a S&W .22 long barrelled revolver from the office and crept into the main shop area from a hidden side door. My cousin managed to creep up behind the robber while he was screaming threats at the store clerk and press his revolver's muzzle up against the BG's head. The stupid B@##### dropped his weapon, the cops were called and all went well. The BG's gun turned out to be a rusty T-33 pistol WITH NO AMMO. :barf:

So....while my cousin stopped a robbery with a .22 revo, what would YOU have choosen to use if you had to stop a 7-11 robbery and all you could choose was ONE of the following:

1) .22 magnum 8-shot revolver with 6" barrel loaded with HPs.
2) CZ-83 .32 ACP pistol with 15rd magazine and FMJ rounds.
3) .38 revolver with 4" barrel loaded with target wadcutters.
 
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2) CZ-83 .32 ACP pistol with 15rd magazine and FMJ rounds.
A weak enough round to not necissarily overpenetrate, but plenty capable of killing an assailant, and lots of ammo to boot. Toss up between that and the .38--from what I've heard, would-be thieves don't like heavy, soft lead.
 
The .38, but why are those the three to choose from? For instance, why not the .38 with high pressure hollow points? Are those three specifically available weapons with three specifically available ammo types?
 
Cowssurf,

The reason that I have mentioned those three guns with their attendant ammo is that those are the guns my cousin owns. The .22 K-22 actually belonged to a previous duty manager.

After talking to my cousin via an overseas phonecall, he was kicking himself for not bringing his taurus .22 magnum revolver to work as it is the gun that he is most confident with.
 
I would choose the .38 cause that's what I carry. But, I use .38+P LSWCHP rounds.
 
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he was kicking himself for not bringing his taurus .22 magnum revolver to work as it is the gun that he is most confident with.
If he's a lot more confident with the .22 Mag, perhaps he should take that until he's accustomed to the .38.

I'd much prefer the .38. You might suggest that he start practicing with it right away.
 
I'd choose the .38 special because it is the largest caliber & 4" barrel should be plenty accurate.

You should really push your cousin to go to Old Siam Plaza and buy a 9mm Glock. Perfect pistol for Thailand's weather.
 
Sounds like the .22 revolver worked in this scenario just as well as any other pistol could have.
 
Hey, Phil, I think that you misspelled "Welcome to THR," there. ;)

Welcome, thunder. Yes, "packs" of BGs certainly do exist. Stick around.
 
My cousin managed to creep up behind the robber while he was screaming threats at the store clerk and press his revolver's muzzle up against the BG's head.
Pressed against the head? I would think the caliber wouldn't matter. I'm guessing the feeling of a cold hard steel barrel did the trick, not the size of the hole in the end of the barrel.

If you want to know which I would want to have in hand if I had to fire the weapon, it would be the .38 Special.
 
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