Reply #69: That is a false dilemma

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Reliability is not an issue with larger caliber guns in the least bit. A .357 revolver is almost a negligible difference is size.

There is no vital or foot option. If someone could get a .380 and shoot you in the chest, they could get a .357 out without question. They could more than likely get a snob nose .44 out too.

Obviously concealment is a important issue. There are so many incrementally larger guns that the comparison to a .50 is without merit. There is no shortage on the market of compact 9mm, .40 cal, and .357s. Going to a .22 cal handgun is an unacceptable trade off.

I'd rather get whacked in the leg with a machete than have an artery cut with a scalpel. That doesn't make a scalpel better than a machete for self defense.