Evolution

Carry what you want but consider instead of a second gun, or even second mag, carry a tourniquet and chest seal. Logic: most folks are not aware enough to avoid the attacker who has already made up his mind, as such, the med gear may be of greater value.
 
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Any other powders tried? I'd love to try some with HP-38, or AA #5, Titegroup, or Universal if any of those would work. 700-800 fps velocity would be good, kinda like a 45 ACP
I have not tried any others. I think your fast burners like titegroup would build up too much pressure. The badman data sheet says you can use 4gr of #5 and get 672fps out of a 6” barrel. Listed as a +p load.
 
Interesting stuff. Never understood the whole "carry rotation" habit. I thought handguns, like my rifles, should be accurae with smooth, crisp triggers. Precision was my tunnel vision focus and I never considered conceal carry or the real world nature of defensive shooting. Hated Glocks but could really shoot my friends' little 26's. Comparing my fast reaction hits between striker fired and double action hammer fired changed my thinking a lot. Great triggers don't matter here. Shitty triggers have made me a better marksman in the past and lots of champions are not hindered by Glock triggers at all. Consistent grip became a lot more important than sight picture, for example. I carry a Tristar CZ knock off without decocker, which I decided isn't a must have. If you get in the habit of safely lowering the hammer you will automatically skip the decocker when you pick one up. I have a couple and it always surprises me. Still the intrinsic safety of "safe action" pistols and their consistent trigger pull is a plus. I keep an M&P in the BR in case my wife had to shoot it, she could just put it down and not worry. One thing I definitely agree with here is penetration is a heck of a lot more important than whatever the hell the FBI tests are supposed to prove. E=MC squared. Energy is energy no matter how convincing slow-heavy vs small=fast debates wander about. I'm liking .40 if not 10 mm. Neither one are all that snappy as I once believed (before shooting them.) But Mr. Luger's original, now +P 124 grain ball, is still the world wide standard for whatever reason. As Billy says, they're all good if they hit something vital.
 
It humbles you and really exposes your weaknesses for all the world to see. Which I think scares a lot of people off.

Most likely, but they need to look at it from a different angle...

Exposing your weaknesses for YOU to see is invaluable, so long as you are willing to invest the time and effort to improve.

My carry evolution...

1990....Star PD - 230gr hardball
1993....Colt 1991A1 - 230gr hardball
1998...Sig P226 - 115gr hardball. Also started carrying a rifle in the vehicle...Marlin 336 .30-30
2006...still carried the 226, but switched to an AR15 carbine (16”) for long gun vehicle carry.
2014...G19 gen 3 - 124 gr Speer GD, which is still my carry choice.
2019...switched over to an AR pistol (10.3”) for vehicle carry.
 
Most likely, but they need to look at it from a different angle...

Exposing your weaknesses for YOU to see is invaluable, so long as you are willing to invest the time and effort to improve.

Yes, indeed they do.
 
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