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Originally Posted by gtahvit
That really comes down to your personal preference. I'm a pretty good shot with a pistol so I like a 9 mil I can shoot to knock someone down or I can shoot to stop... forever.
But if you want to knock em down regardless of how good a shot you are then the 45 is gonna do the job.
Edit: I was a small arms instructor in the Navy.
Something to note, You'd be surprised how many people miss from inside 20ft to the target. I'd most certainly take a class.
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the targets from the bootcamp qualifier you'd swear they were shooting from at least 50 yrds lol.
For home/personal defense, i'd suggest larger caliber like a .40 or .45 (or even shotgun like someone said)
in california to get a CCW permit you pretty much have to have court paperwork of restraining orders or something to PROVE that someone would want you dead, and having a higher caliber gun on the permit application improves your odds because of their 'stopping power' (who uses a silenced baretta 9mm for self defense? lol)