[Por_sha911]

I see your points Eric and grant you that there is certainly a difference when the target is also a threat. There is no way to fully practice for a non static scenario.

Sadly, what most people won't do is make sure they are at 100% skill level in the static settings. This gives them the best chance of letting muscle memory take a big chunk of the adrenaline out of the equation. In the end though, some people will never survive a high threat scenario because their mental makeup is not strong enough for them to process and adapt. Unfortunately for them, 12, 22, or 1222 rounds won't help. They would probably be better off ducking for cover and calling 911 with pulling a trigger as a last resort.

Other than that, yes, I will agree that if I am going shot for shot with a threat I want to have one more bullet than them (I just wish they would declare up front before we start how many rounds they have, LOL). My person preference is to not have a large heavy gun slowing down my draw so I look for a balance of size versus viability and that equation is a personal choice each person needs to make.