Nothing beats shot placement

Shot placement, or the location of your bullets, is always more important than the caliber and gun when it comes down to self-defense. It was 1930 and it was illegal to drink. This bar was located in a speakeasy and everyone in it didn’t care about legal drinking. One man did care about his wife and discovered that Ol’ Joe had been showing some affection to her. After a heated argument, the jealous husband pulled out a.25 Automatic, and filled it into Ol’ Joe’s stomach. Grandpa said that Ol’ Joe was a big boy, and he walked out of the door. Grandpa was there when it happened and knew this. Although he didn’t admit it, I believe Grandpa had just delivered the libations Ol Joe and all others had been drinking. Soon, Ol’ Joe returned home with a shovel and a bloodstain the size of a dinner plate. Then, with five.25 Auto shots in his stomach, he returned to the house with a shovel and a blood stain the size of a dinner plate oozing through his overalls. As I crept into the parking lot, I heard the distinctive sound of handgun fire. The crowd was quickly dispersed by the sirens of my backup. The man who remained on the parking lot was dead. An investigation revealed that he had taken a single 9mm FMJ round of 115 grain to his chest at approximately 10 feet. The bullet had penetrated his heart and sternum, and exited his back. It was found in the fender a Toyota Camry parked right behind him. According to the coroner, if EMS had been there waiting to render aid when he was shot, he would have died. If it misses the mark, it makes a loud sound, which is usually ineffective at stopping bad guys. The.380 Auto is often considered the minimum level of personal protection. It seems that if you have to shoot a bad guy with your.380, it is not worth the risk. The bar owner pulled over and asked what was going on. The driver of the following car got out and walked up to the car of the nightclub owner. He opened the door and began to beat the living daylights out the proprietor. My teenage daughter could have whopped up on him. He was smart and kept a compact pistol, a.380 in his pocket. He shot his attacker in the chest once, and the man fell in the street. It’s shot placement. It was shot placement. Perhaps a lesser man would have smashed his face from the pain. The jealous husband would have pushed that.25 into Ol Joe’s stomach instead of his chest. He’d probably have been around long enough for him to go to prison. It’s difficult to recover from a hole in your heart of.35 caliber. Consider this: If the bullet had been one of the expanding types, the hole would have been only twice as big. The same applies to the encounter with the bar owner’s.380: It fires a 9mm bullet at a lower velocity, but it has the same diameter bullet. Both loads worked perfectly in both cases because they hit the right spot. It would be more productive to spend time at the range practicing shot placement. For practice, take 50 to 100 rounds and go to the range. If this is something you struggle with, I recommend you get defensive handgun training. You will learn how to shoot quickly and efficiently. Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris are the two main characters. They are lying on the street with other people and are all shot to death. Mortensen’s character said, “That happened quickly,” and Harris’s character replied, “Everybody can shoot.” This impressive target pack is from Storm Tactical and contains 62 printable targets for rifle and handgun range usage. Target grids and bullseye sizes can be downloaded in MOA. This is a great option for long-range shooting. Enter your email address below.