wet_willy wrote
me thinks you carry wrong tool............
Why would you say that? I would not hesitate to blow somebody's chest open if I felt it was necessary. But who knows, there may be a situation where massive blunt force trauma to the head might be sufficient enough, or a better option.
Imagine this: an attacker is RIGHT in your face, and you are drawing your gun. I think it would be better to draw at full speed, one handed, and crack the attacker in the head with a 2 lb hunk of metal (in a single motion, much more smoother with a cross draw), THEN shoot them after time has been bought (if even necessary, at that point).
This situation is especially relevant to those of us that carry without 1 in the chamber, or israeli style. In extremely close quarters combat, by the time it takes one to rack the slide or even disarm the safety, an attacker could easily stab you, shoot you, or even attempt to wrestle your own gun out of your hand(s). I think it would be much better to crack em the skull immediately after the draw, buy some time, then rack and blast. Practicing a faster draw would be the better option, but reality does not always present itself how one would like; sometimes 'fast' isn't 'fast enough'.
Also, what if you get too excited in the heat of the action, limp wrist on the recoil and the gun jams, or even worse, you are a complete failure as a man, and miss an attacker with all of your shots? 2 lbs of metal (which a c9 is basically, once loaded) with square corners and a nice grip to hold onto is a hell of a weapon unto itself.
These are just a few scenarios I could think of where pistol whipping would be a good idea. As a matter of practicality, however, all of these scenarios seem much more relevant to concealed carry, because open carry would most likely deter the assault to start with, but ya never know. It's best to be prepared for any situation.
