Self Defense: Capacity Rules, Chemical Spray Defense, .380 Self Defense

Capacity Rules
Magazine capacity is a big factor in a self defense weapon.    Read this article on ponder.   In the 9mm realm Glock Wins 33 round mags are hard to beat.  Kel Tec makes a carbine that uses the same magazine as the Glock pistol.


Chemical Defense 101
This is a great article.  He recommends  The Triple Action Police Mace Brand.  I'd have to agree since I have carried Mace Brand products for 40 years.  The flip top approach is intuitive and a great safety feature preventing accidental discharge unlike some if the other designs out there.

The manual safeties require too much thinking and fumbling that might not work well in a stressful situation.

380 Self Defense Rounds
If you want to carry a .380 it helps to know what round to use.  This is a great breakdown of the main JHP personal defense rounds available in this caliber.

The great thing about .380 is the low recoil and ability to fire from a small handgun and still manage that low recoil.

Sig P238: My favorite is the SigP238.  It is ultra compact but totally reliable with all American made ammunition I used including Hornady FTX.  It is also the most accurate shooting of all the guns I tried in this caliber due to the trigger and single action 1911 style function.


Glock 42: The Glock 42 is ammo sensitive and needs a firm wrist.  It might help to also add a grip overwrap if it is too small for your hand.  It is very accurate and light shooting.


Walther PK380: Other notable .380 guns include the Walther PK380.  Having owned one I can tell you it shoots reliably and very softly due to its large size.  It is very accurate but feels cheap in the hand and the reverse safety and hammer drop function is not something I want to get used to since it is dissimilar to most other guns that I own.

Colt Mustang:  Nice gun but you might as well get a Sig.  I don't like plastic triggers and reliability is iffy unless you put lots of work into it.

Hornady Critical Defense .380 Ammo Review 

How to Shoot a pistol

9mm is Good Again: FBI Now Says Go for 9mm, Gun Writers now Like 9mm, Lots of approval for the .380

 FBI says 9mm
Admittedly this is a two year old article but the wheels of government move slowly.  If you notice, now the gun press has moved back to the 9mm as a good round for self defense, though not all them.  Many writers who wouldn't have considered the 9mm up to the task now feel that with the momentum moving again toward less is more theory notice what some of us knew all along.  Simply, that 9mm allows more rounds in the magazine, punches a hole much like the vaunted .40 an .45 especially when expanding, and is much cheaper to use for practice.  Also, the price and selection of weapons in 9mm outnumbers all the others.  It is ubiquitous.  The funny thing is that even the .380 is getting some good press now though it's not my first choice for carry it does fill the need for weight and size when clothing limitations exist for concealed carry due usually to summer months.  It also has a superb reduction in recoil yet still punches a hole like the .38 or 9mm, but not as deep with the same expansion.  For that matter, I'm not against a .22 revolver versus carrying nothing.  Often just the presence of a gun will inhibit action from the aggressors and you can't defend against everything.

Just like the diet guidelines have changed every decade or so, the caliber guidelines for self defense and law enforcement handguns is changing again.

9mm vs .40 S&W

.38 Special - it was the standard for almost a century.  The limitation is lack of firepower/capacity versus the civilian options after 9mm semi-auto  pistols become common in various sizes.

9mm -  This is the same diameter as the .38 special but it has less lead in the bullet  but increased velocity making for more energy overall.  It is configured to stack in magazines and feed in a semi-auto pistol.  Limited  defensive loads prior to the 1990's and other perceived deficiencies came to the front after the Miami shootout.  They probably should have considered that rifles tend to beat handguns every time and armed FBI agents with carbines or shotguns in their vehicles in addition to sidearms.  Bureaucrats never see the obvious.  Good ammo might have made the difference as well.  The final item might have been to train them to fight injured since that seemed to be the final issue that caused the loss of the fight.

10mm - So then they picked the big boy gun but had trouble with control.  It had a strong recoil that some shooters couldn't manage well.  Concealment was probably an issue as well.

.40 S&W - This should have been the ideal compromise except for female recruits it was still too much to handle.  Some men found it a problem as well. 

9mm - Back to the past.  With improvements in defensive ammo it may end up being the ideal compromise to include trainees having an easy time with it.  +P and hotter ammo makes it closer to the .40S&W.

What Next?

5.7mm - Were it not for the size of the gun it has even better numbers all the way around.  Capacity 20-30 rounds.  Recoil is nil.  Accuracy is excellent.   Energy is high and penetration is sufficient. Weight is low.  Cost per round is no higher than .45.

Peltor President - Review

This is a QUICK REVIEW.

I bought this a week ago and find it one of the best hearing protectors I've owned in terms of comfort and sound reduction of 26 db.  Though you can find some that cut sound more the comfort level is always an issue.

These have deep cups and lots of foam and the spring tension doesn't give me headaches unlike some others I currently own.

As for how long this set will last it may take some time to give that outcome.

Here are some specs.

Liquid Foam Ear Cushions
Folding for Portability
Weight 8 oz.
USA Made

Price $31.56 online
I found a pair at $20 at a shop.

 More info to come as I try this set.

Additional recommendation:  I always have a set of plugs with me and wear them under the muffs as a backup for a loose fit or especially when shooting indoors.

Collapse: The Event Horizon is in view

How to read the Tea Leaves - This is Doomer Stuff

Planned Catastrophic Events

The elements are in place for a Black Swan event.  We have stretched out the recession by endless low or no cost money added to the money supply so that stocks are soaring, though this is now predictably becoming erratic in preparation for a rout that has become mainstream so you can expect it soon enough.  When, who knows, and if I did I'd have a huge pile of money instead of a moderate amount I worry about disappearing into the steam of a bank bail in if we have a Greek Style money event.  But I ramble on.  We've all heard this before and who knows for sure what is ahead.  One thing you can absolutely count on is that your money if you have any will be worth less next year than it was this year since inflation is ongoing and hidden from view unless of course you buy food, vehicles, energy, and anything that requires labor to create or accomplish.

Crime, Bio-war, and Terrorism

You can't make this stuff up and don't need to since it is right in your face.  We have an Administration that has opened the floodgates for anyone anywhere in the world who can make it here any way they can is likely to be able to stay and collect benefits.  Were that the only problem associated with open borders, well we might be able to cope with it at least temporarily until we wait out the vermin in charge of this disaster.

Crescent Moon on Ascendance

Unfortunately there are many other nightmares to consider that are part of this unfolding that include many terror cells that are welcoming new recruits fresh in from the battlefields of the Middle East pouring in as refugees.  While the Crescent Moon Presidency welcomes in Muslims from around the world persecuted Christians are given no consideration at all, regardless of color.

Criminals are Welcome

Drug gangs and cartels have a free run across the border right now so murder and risk of murder is up.  If you release captured illegal alien criminals back into the population just to ramp up the stress levels in society then you know the plan doesn't include your safety.  One big outcome of this is that when the crime levels get out of control it stands to reason that the police will be expected to become much more aggressive and the Feds have just the thing as they Federalize most police agencies.

The Masque of the Red Death Part Deux

As part of this menagerie of misery we are heaping upon ourselves comes TB, Zika, Ebola and a wild assortment of other deadly diseases.  One can only hope that the Washington elites get their own share of this pestilence while those of us out here beyond the pit of the Washington Beltway (Mordor,) sit here in anger and amazement at the shortsighted madness these fools are committing.

Death Comes A Calling - Terrorism

If you need a pretext to justify total control over a society what better way than to import insane believers of a creed that thinks beheading, rape, and deceit are all fine ways to live.  Once you have these dangerous elements in your country you of course will have counter reprisals from citizens and this will justify attacking and controlling the citizenry more so than even the original offenders, the terrorists.  If you need an example of this just look at Germany where so called Ultra right wing groups  are attacked by the police and they are classified at extremists simply because they like the country the way it was before bringing in monsters that hate everything Germany stands for but said monsters want the free stuff. 

 (notice there are never ultra left wing groups according to the media, itself an ultra left wing group)


We are seeing many moves in this direction where criminalizing political speech is current around the world, and is becoming an issue here in the USA.  The ultra left is working on it.   When the first American city goes up in flames through riots or a nuclear event that will be all the Federal forces need to drop the hammer on freedom of movement and all other things we are used to believing is normal.  All of this is courtesy of open borders and multiculturalism brought to you by our media masters in charge and the ultra left intent on destroying the USA.


Recommended Response:  I'll give you my usual set of tips which you will probably find on many Prepper and Survival sites under different names and order.  

Here they are, the 4 Gs.

Guns - hardware and ammo.
Groceries - Food and Water.
Geography - Where you live.
Gold - cash, silver, and of course Gold.

Ballistics 101

Here is a great website for getting ballistic information on all types of ammunition.  Check it out.

http://www.ballistics101.com/