PN> My normal/usual...75% of-the-time...carry gun is a 1911.  No, I'm not
PN> comfortable with that choice -- I'd really prefer an M79 with buck in
PN> that situation.   But under normal circumstances .45 is imo a
PN> reasonable compromise between what I'd like and practicality.
PN> About 25% of the time I'm carrying a .380.  No, I don't want to have to
PN> use it, under any circumstances.  But I've had to make a compromise
PN> between carrying as discreetly as possible and choosing no firearm.
PN> The .380 _may_ not stop the maniac, but it'll dern sure bother the
PN> average miscreant.
I find this interesting since I've always considered the .380 as a 7/9 
version of the .45acp.  Size wise, not effectiveness.  The .380 operates 
with somewhat _lower_ pressures than the .45acp, making it even less of 
its big brother, but with +p ammo, there is a possibility of reclaiming 
some of that proficiency...
PN> And if it came down to it, a NAA in .22 mag in my boot would be better
PN> than nothing.
Always.  Don't know if I'd say the same about .22shorts, but then again, 
I would not want to be shot by one either...
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