Yes, I do.
I have a Kel-Tec P-3AT .380. It holds 6 +1.
I carry the gun fully loaded and two spare mags.
The .380 caliber is a minimally effective self-defense round because non-expanding bullets may have pretty good penetration but produce a small wound channel, while expanding bullets tend to have low penetration and often poor expansion
When I practice I shoot a lot of 2-to-COM and 1-to-head sequences.
I believe this sequence has the best chance of being most effective in most situations.
Because I practice this a lot I believe that is what I will probably be most apt to do in a real-life situation.
Since no one really knows what round is "best". I believe that this will work best for me:
FMJ (Santa Barbara) in the chamber.
Mags loaded this way…
JHP - (Gold Dot)
JHP - (Gold Dot)
FMJ - (Santa Barbara)
JHP - (Gold Dot)
JHP - (Gold Dot)
FMJ - (Santa Barbara)
Here's the scenario…
I shoot in three-round groups and switch mags after every two groups. This always leaves one FMJ in the pipe and eliminates racking the slide after each mag change. It is also easy to keep track of how may rounds have been fired (bang, bang,, bang, - bang, bang,, bang, - reload -- repeat as necessary).
2-to-COM -- an FMJ (Santa Barbara) and a JHP (Gold Dot). If these hit right they will have to penetrate clothing, skin, and bone before hitting vitals. So either the FMJ or JHP or both (we really don't now for sure) will hopefully perform well.
1-to-head -- a JHP (Gold Dot). If this hits right it will, at the most, have to penetrate cartilage (nose) and/or eyes before hitting vitals (also bone if hit is not perfect). Penetration does not have to be deep and really shouldn't be too deep. I believe that a JHP inside the head should be very bad for the recipient.
If I can get in good head shots at any point I will make them (instead of COM) also in three shot groups (FMJ, JHP, JHP) until the threat is stopped.
If head shots seem too difficult then all three will be to COM.
If at any time, the three-shot sequence is broken, for instance if opponent moves before the next shot in the sequence can be made, the sequence will be finished before the next sequence begins. In other words, if you only get off one shot, when you resume you take two shots finishing the sequence. This way you won't lose count of your shots or mag changes.
I know that in a real-life situation all this may all go out the window, even so, we should practice a strategy that we believe may have the best chance of saving our lives. For me, at this point in time, the strategy I've outlined will hopefully work for me.
