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Mmmm... I've managed, without really trying, to acquire some weaponry over the years; I had some friends who liked to shoot, and back in the day you could still shoot outdoors. We went to Lytle Creek, a popular shooting area, where I tried out some hardware. I'd been in the army, and my basic training cycle was the last cycle to train with the M14 in June, 1968. That is a very effective rifle for what it was designed for, troops on open fields, like Europe. I got to shoot a .357 revolver and it felt good in the hand. I have large hands and wear a XX Large motorcycle glove, so the big revolver felt right. California was going thru a series of earthquakes at the time, nothing dramatic, just minor temblors, but everyone was talking about roving bands of outlaws stealing your food and water, so everyone was arming up. I bought a Colt Model 13 .357 and a Mossberg short-barrel .20 pump shotgun for the Mrs.
I used to work with a guy, a former LRP sniper and Arizona State Trooper, who was also a licensed gun dealer, and on his advice I bought a Taurus 13-round .380 semi-auto pistol for a really good price. At the time, my stepdaughter was driving back and forth from Southern CA to Sacramento a lot for school, and her Dad have given her a crappy little Iver-Johnson .22. I got her a 5-shot .38 Special revolver for her small hands, and she kept it for some years, but after she graduated and wasn't making than drive anymore, and her significant other not a fan of guns, she gave it back to me. Wanting to teach my son to shoot, I got a Winchester .22 rifle. He liked it, and has quite a collection of hardware now, too. Should the next apocalypse happen, I'm ready!
Yeah, my .38 would be ideal in a 3” barrel. 4” just makes it too large to carry even in a winter coat (I’m not a big guy).
But as a pocket gun…I still wouldn’t call that a pocket gun. Maybe an air weight but those little suckers kinda need steel to keep even a .38 from being kinda crappy to shoot.
Yup- bullet technology has really lept a lot. If I didn't already have an affinity for .45 if I were to start all over again I'd more than likely go with a 9mm. What was once considered underpowered for stopability is no more...
I still am not on that boat. I just bought a Glock 17 and I look at the bullets and there is absolutely no way they have the stopping power of a 45. I have no evidence to base my opinion on other than the power coming out the gun itself but if you want to stop someone immediately a 45 is substantially better than a 9mm even with bullet tech. I read about it online and respect your firearms knowledge more than my own but if I had one shot out of a handgun to take down a threat there is no question I would want that to be a 45.
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