Self defense pistol recommendations.

[Johnny Bravo]

That’s because we’ve all watched the John Wick movies

“He killed 3 men in a bar with a f@$cking pencil”….who needs a gun, carry a pencil

 

[mtmiller]

IMO, if you have limited experience with a handgun, it will likely be very hard to shoot well under pressure regardless of the handgun. I think that a folding type pistol caliber carbine might suit your needs and be a lot easier to shoot under pressure. I personally have a S&W M&P FPC in 9mm, but there are several others that would be suitable.

I am only worried if someone gets into my house. My house is pretty small. Too small for a folding carbine.

 

[TheTone]

Don’t buy a Ruger lcp9 unless you like lots of jams, a heavy trigger pull and lots of trigger travel

 

[F250]

I wonder how many folks contributing to this thread have actually killed or tried to kill a living creature weighing over 150 lbs. with a 9mm under any circumstances…

 

[INMT]

Like many others have said, professionals don’t carry revolvers anymore. Any handgun is not hard to be comfortable with if you spend a little time shooting it.

My dad transitioned from a .357 to a .40 to a .9mm in the 80’s -90’s with the Indiana State Police and never looked back.

I have all four of his service pieces and love them all. But how many times have you read about a LE being shot because they’re semi misfired?

 

[Bigjay73]

I wonder how many folks contributing to this thread have actually killed or tried to kill a living creature weighing over 150 lbs. with a 9mm under any circumstances…

Hopefully never do, but there are 1000 body camera videos of LEOs doing just that. I was a staunch .45ACP guy for years until I looked into the reality of just how deadly a 9mm JHP is. .45, .40, 10mm are great, just not necessary.

 

[F250]

Hopefully never do, but there are 1000 body camera videos of LEOs doing just that. I was a staunch .45ACP guy for years until I looked into the reality of just how deadly a 9mm JHP is. .45, .40, 10mm are great, just not necessary.

As I said in a previous post, I shot numerous injured deer with 9 mm, .40, and the .357 Mag in the old days. 9mm was not impressive.

 

[mtmuley]

As I said in a previous post, I shot numerous injured deer with 9 mm, .40, and the .357 Mag in the old days. 9mm was not impressive.

The company I work for built a house for a man in law enforcement years ago. He retired as a San Diego SWAT team member. Flew a chopper for the team. He had lots of stories as we had a beer or two at the end of the day. 9mm seemed to work for those guys. mtmuley

 

[Blue Steel]

There's really no need to debate because the 45 ACP is also widely referred to as "God's caliber"