Lyn,
There are a lot of truly terrible answers here.
Reading your •actual• question in its •actual• entirety as it was •actually• written leads us to a very different place than whoever ...
YOU'RE NOT WRONG WITH THIS APPROACH BECAUSE TRAINING IS ALWAYS PARAMOUNT, BUT I STRONGLY URGE CAUTION BEFORE FADING SEMIAUTO HANDGUNS THIS HARD. BAD GUYS WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BE CARRYING SEMIAUTO BECAUSE IT'S A SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY AND SOMETIMES THEY ROLL WITH A SWITCH. IT'S NOT FUN TO BE OUTGUNNED IN AN AMBUSH.
EVEN WITH TIER ONE OPERATOR LEVEL TRAINING, YOUR SKILL CAN OFTEN BE NEGATED BY AN AGGRESSOR'S PROXIMITY AND SPEED. FRACTIONS OF A SECOND, SHEER VOLUME OF FIRE, AND GOD'S HAND DECIDE THESE TYPES OF SHOOTOUTS. AT LEAST THEY HAVE FOR ALL OF MY GUNFIGHTS WITHIN 10 METERS.
IF THE THREAT MODEL IS IN THE US AND 1-2 HOME INTRUDERS LOOKING FOR ECONOMIC GAIN, THEY'LL OFTEN BE ON DRUGS TOO. THE MORE BULLETS THE MERRIER IF THEY'RE ON STIMULANTS. RAPID, SOLID HITS AND WALKING ROUNDS TO THEIR BRAIN IS THE BEST GAME PLAN FOR THOSE SITUATIONS BECAUSE TAKING OUT THE HEART OR SPINE WON'T END A FIGHT FAST ENOUGH TO ENSURE ONE'S SURVIVAL.
EVEN WITH TIER ONE OPERATOR LEVEL TRAINING, YOUR SKILL CAN OFTEN BE NEGATED BY AN AGGRESSOR'S PROXIMITY AND SPEED. FRACTIONS OF A SECOND, SHEER VOLUME OF FIRE, AND GOD'S HAND DECIDE THESE TYPES OF SHOOTOUTS. AT LEAST THEY HAVE FOR ALL OF MY GUNFIGHTS WITHIN 10 METERS.
IF THE THREAT MODEL IS IN THE US AND 1-2 HOME INTRUDERS LOOKING FOR ECONOMIC GAIN, THEY'LL OFTEN BE ON DRUGS TOO. THE MORE BULLETS THE MERRIER IF THEY'RE ON STIMULANTS. RAPID, SOLID HITS AND WALKING ROUNDS TO THEIR BRAIN IS THE BEST GAME PLAN FOR THOSE SITUATIONS BECAUSE TAKING OUT THE HEART OR SPINE WON'T END A FIGHT FAST ENOUGH TO ENSURE ONE'S SURVIVAL.