

Paul fired both calibers through a chronograph to see the velocity, he went beyond just the average ammo type. Obviously, this is not the official way of testing but it is a sensible approach. You can view the video below instead of reading our summary here. He actually went out and shot a few to see the results. The following observation (test) was done by Paul Harrell. I guess you can say some of these comments are just opinions from keyboard commandos. 25 ACP is viewed by some personal defense experts as a better choice for personal defense handguns due to its centerfire-case design, which is inherently more reliable than a rimfire cartridge. 22 LR is slightly more powerful when fired from longer rifle barrels, the. 25 ACP better than the 22LR? They say the. Yes, most of this is in a control environment so take it with a grain of salt. Its obvious we’re not going to go against the heavier caliber like the. Lets take a look at some basic arguments like pitting the. 25 ACP is not the caliber to have as a backup.

So yes there needs to be much training on not just on marksmanship (for close quarter) but the whole self-defense gambit as well. However, the average gun shopper/owner is focused on the arrow. Just to reiterate, Claude Werner is not saying caliber doesn’t matter.Ĭlaude claims its about the Indian not the arrow. 32, 22lr or 25’s are little pop gun, its about putting that pop in the right place, then it becomes a lot more effective. It means to stop them from attacking you, even with a. Stopping the attack does not mean to end a person’s life with a big. Having that larger caliber pistol may be the way to go but the goal of any life threatening situation is to stop the attack. The threat is gone, you can now call the police to get after them.Īs you can see from this similar scenario but from two different view points.

But, for the private citizen, (Joe like us) once the shots have been fired and the bad guy runs away. They usually run away, for law enforcement its their job to apprehend them.

But in most self-defense scenarios documented by law enforcement shows that when a bad guy gets shot from the defender. So when we look at this application for personal protection, yes the firepower is necessary. Having a larger caliber handgun helps stop the threat. Claude goes on to explain that in law enforcement its their job to stop the threat and apprehend the perpetrator. He states it has to do with what we’ve been taught and conditioned into believing that a larger caliber with the knock down power will solve the problem. He still thinks outside the convention beliefs that a smaller. With all the weapons training that Claude has gone through and certified to instruct firearms employment. Claude is experienced in IDPA, NRA certified gun instructor and a retired military Special Operations Officer. For example, Claude Werner of Tactical Professor. There are some experienced gun instructors that still believes there is still a place for it.
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Having a full size pistol isn’t practical to have in all situations, there is a time and place for the smaller guns, even the 25 ACP. With the decline in small caliber pistol for personal protection. When people think of having a backup pistol, “Dirty Harry” pistol usually comes to mind.
