Gunner Asch on Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:18:46 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Which is why the .380 is charitablly at the far low end of self
defense cartridges and even then its considered to be a "maybe"
stopper.

Is all about shot placement.

But how often can you get the perpetrator to cooperate, and let
you sill the barrel in his ear?
--
pyotr filipivich
This is a .22 caliber derringer, one of the smallest, lightest handguns
ever made. It's over a hundred years old and might not even penetrate your
skull if I miss your eye socket. So you have to ask yourself just one
question: "Do I feel lucky?" - Ancient Kung Foole Proverb by Lady Foole