A young guy we just got in the office was a uniformed copper before becoming a feebie.

As a cop, he rolled up on a gangbanger who matched the description of someone who had been firing at cars (in broad daylight). He stopped about 35 yards away and as soon as he exited the car the banger opened fire. My pal let fly in return with a Sig 220 .45 and hit him three times out of eight, the fatal shot being a hit to the thigh that severed the femoral artery. The good guy wasn't hit - the rounds went over his head and impacted a boat store some distance behind him.

He switched after the shooting to a Sig 226 9mm because he wasn't happy with his accuracy shooting the .45. He didn't use the 9mm in a gunfight after that, but he did headshoot a running pitbull with it, and was pleased with his choice.

I bring this up because I have seen instructors say they never heard of anyone who wished they had a smaller gun after being in a gunfight. I guess it does happen.

He carries a generic Glock .40 now, but that's because he doesn't have much of a choice.

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