#9 shot in a 9mm is a rat gun. What kind of joker would use that for self defense?
Agree. My oldest daughter lives on some acreage in a rural area. So, I gave her a Ruger single six 22 LR I had laying around to pack when out and about for terminating rats and snakes.
“What kind of joker would use that for self defense?”
This joker would. It’s a great first shot. Any bird shot type projectiles are a great first shot for any self defense operation.
For my Judge, the first hole has a 410 bird shot. The next couple holes have 410 triple 000 buck, which equates to five 9mm lead balls. They are followed by a couple 45 long Colts.
Most shooting range rangers have never shot at a target that shoots back. In the case of a self defense gun fight that first shot counts, and one’s aim will be poor at best. With the first shot being bird shot, I can hit a man size target at 40 feet in a cowboy style quick draw shoot from the hip shot. About 10 of those little pellets will pepper the perp.
The pain and bleeding should cause a distraction allowing for a careful aim with the 000 buck. These critters have a spread of 8 - 12 inches at 40 feet and are very lethal. And the 45’s will give a through and through.
And I don’t do conventional shooting stances such as the Weaver. Unless you are wearing body armor, exposing your full frontal body mass as a target for your opponent to shoot at is just plain stupid.