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cje1980 · January 10, 2006, 10:43 PM

It just goes to show that the most important thing in a gunfight is how well you maintain your mindset and how well you can shoot in a stressful environment and situation. It doesn't matter what caliber your gun is, if you can't hit the BG where it counts before he gets you you're dead. A guy with a 22LR pistol can beat out a guy with a 45 if he can hit better and faster. We should all remember Trooper Coates who hit the BG 4 times with properly placed 357Mag rounds only to be killed by one 22LR round. Nothing is predictable and you better be able to hit what aim at very quickly. Shoot whatever caliber you can do that with. Nothing else matters.

January 10, 2006, 10:43 PM	#5
cje1980 Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,412	It just goes to show that the most important thing in a gunfight is how well you maintain your mindset and how well you can shoot in a stressful environment and situation. It doesn't matter what caliber your gun is, if you can't hit the BG where it counts before he gets you you're dead. A guy with a 22LR pistol can beat out a guy with a 45 if he can hit better and faster. We should all remember Trooper Coates who hit the BG 4 times with properly placed 357Mag rounds only to be killed by one 22LR round. Nothing is predictable and you better be able to hit what aim at very quickly. Shoot whatever caliber you can do that with. Nothing else matters.