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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

How Much Ammo Should I Carry--Another Data Point

In "Explaining The Need To Carry Spare Ammo," Massad Ayoob relates:

At about the same time on the very informative site pistol-forum.com, readers, heard from Dr. Gary K. Roberts, a protégé of the late wound-ballistics expert Dr. Martin Fackler. Since Fackler’s passing, Roberts is generally considered today’s leading expert on the topic. Dr. Roberts wrote, “Looked at in aggregate over a multi-year period, the data breaks down like this: Approximately 1/3 of the time only one shot was needed to stop the threat. In another 1/3 of cases, 2–9 shots were required. Unfortunately, 10+ shots were necessary to stop the criminal aggressor in the final 1/3 of violent encounters.” 

5 comments:

  1. Now go watch vids of the feral urban youts stomping people. Your round count just went up.

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    1. To be clear I refer to gangs.

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    2. Yeah but my guess is that as soon as your first shot goes off they ALL will scatter.

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  2. Entering the body? Maybe the cop mag-dump isn't so dumb.

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    1. Bullet placement is king, but most involuntary stops are caused by blood loss, so more holes and/or bigger holes may be needed if you can't get a hit on the spine or T-zone of the head.

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