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? asked in SportsOutdoor RecreationHunting · 10 years ago

Who has experience with different calibers failing or succeding to stop a BG?

Alright, im looking to hear personal or second hand experience where handgun calibers have failed or succeeded to stop an a assailant. (.38,.357,.9mm,.40,.45 etc)

Update:

As to why im asking here, i have at the least confirmed that the knowledge i receive on here is pretty valid. A random forum provides nothing close.

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  • 10 years ago
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    I have read that the .380 auto is usually the most common. Excluding .22 and other tiny calibers such as .25 auto and .32ACP the smaller the round the more self defense situations where shot fired happened the higher the kill ration. But also from that data the smaller the round the more widely used.

    So .380 auto will work but I don't personally care for it due ot it being weak and hard as hell to find. You might as well just get 9mm, it's cheaper.

  • Karle
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    personally NO.....nor would i post if i ever had.......

    but seriously there are thousands of stories on the internet if u bother to use google.......

    ** stories of ppl getting shot 10+ times with .40s&w and living.....and others of getting hit with a .22lr from 2 miles away and dieing.....

    ** i mean seriously there is NO caliber that "guarantees" putting a BG down.......just in general the larger the caliber the better ur chances.....

  • MJ
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    I know a guy who was shot 4 times in the torso/chest with .45 ACP. 4 shots to stop him. He's still alive, says "it hurt like hell." An unjustified shooting.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    The baby browning 25acp is the bestest self defense gun in whole wide world, I carry one shoved up my asss and have never been caught in a stop and frisk. If you don't agree with me I'll throw a tantrum and cry, block you, and report you to yahoo!!

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    When I am pwning noobz on the internet my Deagle pwns their face off.

    Source(s): Filling in for the COD trolls, I guess they all got grounded or something.
  • Joe
    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    Google Miami shoot out

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