How does a 3 year old thread come back? I always wonder about that.
I have two comments about the .25 ACP.
First, I carried a Beretta 950 BS in .25 ACP daily for more than a decade. The advent of the CHL law made me less concerned about anyone spotting a gun so I switched to a 642 sometime in the late 90s. Yes, yes, before that I carried a concealed handgun without legal permission - millions of us did that. At no time was a I concerned that
It was a gun if a gun was needed. That's all that concerned me.
Second, I love to use the phrase that I picked up some time ago and have seen others on this Forum use.
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Okay, it's just a .25 - anyone want to volunteer to be shot with it?
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Didn't think so.
Same with .22s.
Sure, there are failure stories, like the pillow absorbing the impact, the head wound that didn't accomplish much - but the fact remains, it's a bullet moving at speed. NOBODY likes to get hit with a bullet - if it's the target's lucky day and it doesn't cause death or severe bodily injury, well, call him lucky - but it's a gun, firing a bullet, and I'm NOT interested in being on the receiving end.
To this day that Beretta is in the pocket of one of my bathrobes and a .22 Magnum derringer is in the pocket of the other one. First line of defense - have a gun!
***GRJ***