I have a "friend" who shot two miscreants with a glock 19 and good hollowpoints. One miscreant was permanently rehabillitated and the other is in the california dept. of corrections and rehab for a long time... in a wheelchair and a ventilator last I heard.... He is in his 70's and he can handle the 9 where the bigger stuff is too much for his hands. Would a 4 something have done any better? I don't know and I wasn't there.
I love the debate though and can push both sides. For me, if it is a nine, it is corbon 115 grainers or nothing. My brother anchored a 350 lb boar hog with two shots in the ribs with his model 19 glock, both corbon rounds were found under the skin on the far side, fully expanded.
I think Clint Smith might have it right when he says all handgun choices are a compromise, but a handgun is a fine thing to have while fighting my way to a long gun.
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