Beretta M9. Not overpowering. Will put an intruder down with center of mass shot.
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I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THIS. WHILE I DON'T WANT TO BE SHOT WITH 9MM, IT'S NOT GOING TO KILL SOMEONE WITH ONE ABDOMINAL HIT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO WIN MANY FIGHTS. I'VE SEEN BAD GUYS TAKE 5+ ROUNDS OF 308 THROUGH THE CHEST AND KEEP SHOOTING FOR LITERAL SECONDS.
THE BERETTA M9 IS GREAT FOR SELF DEFENSE, ESPECIALLY GUCCI-ED OUT, BUT THE SHOTS NEED TO BE FIRED AT A HIGH VOLUME AND ACCURATELY DIRECTED TOWARD THE BRAIN AND BRAINSTEM. IF SHOOTING CENTER MASS, BE PREPARED TO DUMP A FULL MAG AND RELOAD QUICKLY.
I've seen people with armor on take a 9m and keep moving but its not a good time and it wasnt from close range like anything inside a house. Most people (99% of home invaders) are toast rolling on the ground crying and bleeding out from a 9m center of mass. Not thinking let me get Susy Homemaker. They dropped and lost anything in their hand and are praying to the god they don't believe in to come save them.
I always had my 9m on me but when I went outside the perimeter I would take a 45 I managed to procure 🤣 and an M16 or AK if i could get my hands on the ammo! Much different situation than home defense.
FAIR ENOUGH. I PRAY YOUR EXPERIENCE IS MORE RELEVANT THAN MINE AND THAT LYN NEVER FACES VIOLENCE. BUT SHE IS A PUBLIC FIGURE AND CERTAINLY MORE VALUABLE THAN A SUSY HOMEMAKER TO ANY BAD GUYS WHO DO THEIR HOMEWORK.
ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE AFGHAN METH AND SUDDENLY UNARMORED BAD GUYS CAN KEEP SHOOTING EVEN IF THEY'RE TURNED INTO SWISS CHEESE FROM MULTIPLE CREW SERVED WEAPONS INSIDE 10 METERS. I STAND BY THE IDEA THAT MOST TRAINING SHOULD INCORPORATE DUMPING A FUCKTON OF ROUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE INTO A THREAT UNTIL THAT THREAT IS VERY, VERY CLEARLY DEAD WITH SEPARATION BETWEEN BODY AND BRAIN. AND EVEN THEN, DO NOT APPROACH THEM WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING BECAUSE THEY COULD BE PLAYING POSSUM OR RIGGED TO BLOW.