Question for older gun owners, especially women

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

we had a fellow poster in the chicago forum become a victim of a attempted robbery and car jacking .

multiple petps were involved .

victim was armed ..

but victim was in thd bad position of being enclosed in the car .

it was a bad situation to defend against .

he was hurt pretty bad and posted the photos of the event


https://www.city-data.com/forum/chic...arjacking.html

Wow!! That's really scary!

[TMSRetired]

Originally Posted by ocnjgirl

The instructor said a 22 wasn’t powerful enough for home defense. Those were easy to load!

If you shoot them in the eye...well that will work

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

it is a choice between more bullets or more simplicity and less chance of malfunction under pressure with a revolver.

limp wristing and forgetting safety’s can be a huge problem area with semi autos

I feel like I'm leaning in that direction.

[clevergirl67]

Originally Posted by TheShadow

Allegedly it's a "safety trigger" but it makes me nervous to carry it with a shell in the barrel

I always keep my chamber empty in my revolvers, just in case. I know it takes two squeezes, but someone else doesn't.

[Sydney123]

Originally Posted by TheShadow

I think the sound of the first shot or two will scare off the other invaders. Not many people run towards the sound of gunfire. Maybe people in movies, but not real life.

If you want to possibly bet your life or the life of a loved on that, rock on there John Wayne. My philosophy is…better safe than sorry.

[Diana Holbrook]

Originally Posted by ocnjgirl

Those are good points, you;re right, I highly doubt I'd need to reload, or have time to actually.

If the 9 mm is comfortable for you to shoot, and your only issue is the slow loading, then consider that you won't be loading the first time in a defense situation either if you can load it at your leisure and keep it loaded.

You need to be familiar with it and comfortable with handling it, but speedloading won't likely ever be necessary.

[TheShadow]

Originally Posted by clevergirl67

I always keep my chamber empty in my revolvers, just in case. I know it takes two squeezes, but someone else doesn't.

The revolver has a safety, the Ruger LCPII .380 doesn't.

[mathjak107]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

If you shoot them in the eye...well that will work

like i said , plenty of mob executions involve .22 where one can selectively place a shot .

however that is different then a typical shooting where you need to count on dissipating energy stopping an attacker

[Diana Holbrook]

Originally Posted by Sydney123

If you want to bet your life or the life of a loved on that, rock on there John Wayne. My philosophy is…better safe than sorry.

There are always pros and cons with any choice, and people have different abilities and needs... John Wayne

[mathjak107]

Originally Posted by ocnjgirl

Wow!! That's really scary!

the photos he posted are insane and make you realize how fast things can go down in just seconds and even if armed you may be in a poor situation to defend yourself