Posted on 04/28/2014 5:20:07 PM PDT by Kartographer
Will to kill When I wrote those 3 points about what the guy with TT gun did and why he did not shoot the other man, there needs probably (but I never know for sure) to be number 4 and that is “he did not want to kill the man”.
Yes, even in life threatening situations lots of people simply would choose not to kill, even if that means death for them. I believe it is something that some people simply can not do. They are not capable of that, to take some other mans life.
Maybe it looks that this is not connected with this topic about stopping power, but it is. So while choosing what weapon is good for you, you need to ask yourself “am I capable of taking other mans life?”. Any hesitation can kill you when it matters, whatever caliber you have.
Lesson here is, instead of researching “tacticool” stuff online, learning about survival and going down to shooting range and finding gun with common round in the area that one shoots well with is what makes sense. The gun you know how to use best has biggest stopping power.
Preppers’ PING!!
Yes I can. I don’t want to but I know I can if I have to.
A lot of truth in that. Doesn’t matter how good the weapon is if you don’t have confidence in it. That’s why the old saying: If you can’t hit ‘em once with a .44 hit ‘em twice with a .22.
“...I’ve got some 230gr round ball in this here old .45.
It’s old and likely to mis-fire.
Do you feel lucky, punk? Do ya?....”
44's are too inaccurate to hit them once?
Sabot Slug...
Game Over....
.44s buck too hard for most folks to shoot well.
Real world logic.
So much depends upon the circumstances and environment at the critical time. I'm not bloodthirsty and macho, but I believe I have the will to do what is required. I do know that if the threat is directed at my wife or daughter, I will go for the gold. No hesitation before & no remorse after.
>>The gun you know how to use best has biggest stopping power.
There’s an old, old saw that applies here: Beware the man with only one gun; he probably knows how to use it.
There’s another old saying...”Beware the man who only owns one gun, he probably knows how to use it.”
LOL, you beat me by 17 seconds!
That's why the British used to "blood" the troops. Happens in our armed forces. That's why training is so important. Reflex beats having to think it out during an attack.
If you have trouble shooting a 44 magnum you can always load it with 44 Special. It has a lot less kick, and still has plenty of stopping power.
HK91.From point blank to over 500yds it will get the job done.
The very reason I load a twenty gauge for home defense.
Claire Wolfe in “101 Things To Do Until The Revolution” wrote “Decide what you’re willing to kill for. Not what you’re willing to die for, what you’re willing to kill for”.
I shoot one pretty well as a few deer and decent black bear could no longer attest... {:0)
In the, “old saw” competition the gold goes to, FreedomPoster!
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