What is the best defensive weapon? A 10 year real life study

[druryj]

Dang. No 10MMM results? What's up with that? Stymied once again. I'm just going to keep carrying the same guns that I carry now and concentrate on two things:
1. Avoidance of gunfights.
2. Shooting the bad guy first and as many times as needed.

But the video was interesting nonetheless.

 

[MacFromOK]

IMO, "the best defensive weapon" is the one that's in yer hand when ya need it.

 

[Tanis143]

Even with the "mouse" rounds you stand a higher chance of survival than if you didn't have ANY firearm.

 

[Gunbuffer]

My cane sword is way more dedly than any of those ones. Plus; you can slash AND stab

 

[bigred1]

My cane sword is way more dedly than any of those ones. Plus; you can slash AND stab

Yeah, but your top hat is a dead giveaway that your conceal carrying.

 

[Pstmstr]

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[RustedBeef]

IMO, "the best defensive weapon" is the one that's in yer hand when ya need it.

Maybe, but don't fool yourself into believing that whatever gun you have at the time is actually the best for you.




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[Tanis143]

Maybe, but don't fool yourself into believing that whatever gun you have at the time is actually the best for you.




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There is a far cry between best, what works and what doesn't work at all. Can I fight a war with a .22 LR rifle? Probably not, just like I probably couldn't remove the head of a chevy 350 with a pair of pliers. However, in a self defense situation a .22 can work, just like removing a bicycle wheel with a pair of pliers. Yes, it would be better to have a 5/8th box wrench just as a 9mm would work better, but in the long run it would work. As I said, ANY firearm increases your chance for survival vs not having one at all.

 

[Backstrap]

Reading that just makes me want the new Remington V3 Tac 13 shotgun even more: https://www.remington.com/other-products/v3-tac-13

 

[dennishoddy]

There is a far cry between best, what works and what doesn't work at all. Can I fight a war with a .22 LR rifle? Probably not, just like I probably couldn't remove the head of a chevy 350 with a pair of pliers. However, in a self defense situation a .22 can work, just like removing a bicycle wheel with a pair of pliers. Yes, it would be better to have a 5/8th box wrench just as a 9mm would work better, but in the long run it would work. As I said, ANY firearm increases your chance for survival vs not having one at all.

I've been instructing some pistol classes during Women In the Outdoors and those type of programs for the ladies.
It's basically learning the proper grip, and familiarization with pistols type of instruction while getting to shoot a lot of ammo.
Some, due to physical limitations just can't handle a centerfire pistol for a couple of reasons. They either can't rack the slide of a semi auto strength wise or they have physical limitations that prevent it.
The option of using a small caliber revolver, or at the worst case a .22 semi auto is their only option. The stinger ammo is not a bad alternative. In a rifle it's 1600 fps, but in a pistol, probably 1100 or so, I haven't check it on my chrono.
Having a .22 that someone can handle proficiently is better than any centerfire than one can't handle or having no gun at all. You can certainly rapid fire a 10 round mag into center mass with about zero recoil.
The Kel-Tec .22 mag with 30 rounds of ammo available is certainly a viable alternative for those that have issues with centerfire recoil.