Sure I will hear some arguments, but I carried a 45 for several years ('round 20) in a IWB holster (near middle of back). It worked well until got long in the tooth, and back issues caused problems when I carried it for long. So I carried a 38 Spl Derringer for a couple of years. Now I am carrying a Kimber Solo (9mm), it is about the same size as most small .380's but has a lot more stopping power.
Not to step on anyone's toes, but I have too much information from Law Enforcement friends to carry a .25. An incident in my city happened a few years ago that resulted in the victim being jailed overnight. He was shot in the back of the head 2 or 3 times, (can't remember). Cops came, took him to the hospital, the ER removed the bullets with tweezers and applied bandages, then released him. He then stated he was going to kill the SOx that shot him. The cop had to put him in jail overnight to cool off!
The second time I heard about a .25 shooting was in Lafayette a few years ago, The officer and I were discussing calibers and he related an incident that had occurred on his watch, again the victim was shot in the head. The victim then proceeded to beat the assailant bad enough he was hospitalized for several days. The victim had the slugs removed in the hospital ER and was released immediately.
I doubt 99.9% of us will ever have to utilize a firearm in self defense, hope and pray I don't. But if I have to defend someone (or myself) I certainly want something that will incapacitate the BG before harm come to an innocent person.
Not to step on anyone's toes, but I have too much information from Law Enforcement friends to carry a .25. An incident in my city happened a few years ago that resulted in the victim being jailed overnight. He was shot in the back of the head 2 or 3 times, (can't remember). Cops came, took him to the hospital, the ER removed the bullets with tweezers and applied bandages, then released him. He then stated he was going to kill the SOx that shot him. The cop had to put him in jail overnight to cool off!
The second time I heard about a .25 shooting was in Lafayette a few years ago, The officer and I were discussing calibers and he related an incident that had occurred on his watch, again the victim was shot in the head. The victim then proceeded to beat the assailant bad enough he was hospitalized for several days. The victim had the slugs removed in the hospital ER and was released immediately.
I doubt 99.9% of us will ever have to utilize a firearm in self defense, hope and pray I don't. But if I have to defend someone (or myself) I certainly want something that will incapacitate the BG before harm come to an innocent person.