Buck Snort
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I'm not going to wade through 18 pages of this thread to see if this has been covered or not (maybe I covered it myself!). I do want to say that a person carrying a firearm for self defense has to make a very basic decision at the outset. What level of defense do I need? In other words, what is likely to be the worst case scenario you'll ever have to face in a criminal assault? If the only criminals in my corner of the world were 85 year old ladies who weigh in at 110LB dripp'n wet then I'd settle for a a pellet gun or perhaps a willow switch. If it were more likely that I'd have to face multiple attackers who all stood well over 6' tall and weighed over 300LB and came on the scene stoked to the gills on meth or PCP then I'd opt for something with a bit more impact! Somewhere between those two extremes is the MOST LIKELY level of assault you'll have to face. It's my guess that three or four well placed shots from a .38 spec. would do the job in excess of 95% of the time. Do you want to prepare for that last 5%? Feeling lucky? Only you can determine that for yourself.