I was talking with someone from the UK and they told me that Europeans believe Americans get to carried away with large caliber handguns for carry.
This person told me he can not understand why a .357 .45 .40 would be needed to carry? He says in the UK people feel a gun for protection should simply be something you can hit the target with. He himself believes the .22lr .22 Mag .32 acp and .380 acp are all very well for carry or home protection. He owns a Walther PPK in .32 acp and says it will definitely stop someone. He says many in the UK like the .32 acp and own them.
He also says it is a shame that manufacturers such as Bersa and Walther have discontinued the .32 acp.
I told him that I own and carry a Bersa Thunder .32 acp and it is a fantastic gun. Accurate, dependable, and with low recoil easy to get follow up shots. I also have a Bersa .380 for home defense another very good gun.
Why do many Americans carry or use large calibers for home defense? My friend from the UK says they are brainwashed by movies like Dirty Harry or John Wayne. I'm not sure myself why they are. Why do you have to blow a big hole in someone when you can very easily just pull out a small caliber and put several quick rounds in their chest? I mean if you can hit them with a .40 cal pistol you can surely hit them with 2 shots from a .32
He says we are in love with over-kill and that Englishmen simply want something that will do the job without a lot of fuss. Kinda like James Bond I guess, after all 007 used .25 acp .32 acp and .380 acp and no one beat him.
It does make one think, maybe Americans have Rambo obsessions, wanting to be great warriors rather than just defend themselves.
This person told me he can not understand why a .357 .45 .40 would be needed to carry? He says in the UK people feel a gun for protection should simply be something you can hit the target with. He himself believes the .22lr .22 Mag .32 acp and .380 acp are all very well for carry or home protection. He owns a Walther PPK in .32 acp and says it will definitely stop someone. He says many in the UK like the .32 acp and own them.
He also says it is a shame that manufacturers such as Bersa and Walther have discontinued the .32 acp.
I told him that I own and carry a Bersa Thunder .32 acp and it is a fantastic gun. Accurate, dependable, and with low recoil easy to get follow up shots. I also have a Bersa .380 for home defense another very good gun.
Why do many Americans carry or use large calibers for home defense? My friend from the UK says they are brainwashed by movies like Dirty Harry or John Wayne. I'm not sure myself why they are. Why do you have to blow a big hole in someone when you can very easily just pull out a small caliber and put several quick rounds in their chest? I mean if you can hit them with a .40 cal pistol you can surely hit them with 2 shots from a .32
He says we are in love with over-kill and that Englishmen simply want something that will do the job without a lot of fuss. Kinda like James Bond I guess, after all 007 used .25 acp .32 acp and .380 acp and no one beat him.
It does make one think, maybe Americans have Rambo obsessions, wanting to be great warriors rather than just defend themselves.