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Old 10-09-2018, 09:12 PM
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Default Arming for the Exception

I too have occasionally run across a male so large that you would need a bulldozer to stop him. Yet, I'm not about to start carrying a .44 Magnum or larger handgun for the sheer discomfort of carrying a large handgun.

I would continue to use modern defense loads enjoying a good reputation. If you had to shoot someone, chances are he's in attack mode and squarely facing you. The bullet does not need to penetrate 12 or more inches to reach the vitals. Police have an entirely different need as, depending on circumstances, they may have to shoot from any angle and at far greater distances such as the 47-yard shot into the arm and chest of Mike Platt and which failed to stop him during the infamous Miami FBI shootout of 1986.. Thus, the FBI penetration protocol makes sense for LEOs but may not be as valid for the CCW.

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