“It is not hard to shoot well. ”

You are correct, its not hard to shoot well.

But ‘shooting well’ and “firing a gun in self-defense” under stress response are not the same thing 99.9% of the time. Contrary to Hollywood movies and range-heros and ‘tacticool looking guys in youtube videos’ – for most, even the most well trained a lot of times, “firing a gun in self-defense” under stress response, no matter how well they shoot, is not smooth-cool-looking ‘John Wick easy’ personified as it can look on the range.

It is not hard to shoot well.

Most people have more difficulty shooting rounds with heavier recoil and muzzle blast.

Stay with what can be controlled and all is good.

This is why we see the increased popularity of 22 LR, 22 Mag, 32 Long, 32 Mag, and 32 ACP. Less recoil – less to manage to shoot well.

Are they more effective for defense? only in that they are easier to hit with.

If you translate that to larger, more effective calibers – just make them big and heavy. 357 in an X frame S&W would probably recoil like a 22.

But the weight would make it tough to carry for many. Just as adding a suppressor increases length. So maybe a wash.

There is a lot to be said for a relatively light handgun in a mid bore caliber. That’s why we ended up with 38 special and 9mm.

Most people can’t shoot because the buy a Glock and are intimidated by muzzle blast and the recoil that keep them from getting pinpoint hits like call of duty.

Maybe if people started with a 22 and learned trigger control and sight management – moving to a heavier caliber would be easier.

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