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Some things I've considered - may or not make sense to you.
My vision is 20/440+, legally blind without glasses. My hearing loss is over 25db. With glasses I'm 20/20. With hearing aids, still some loss. Also am over 50, 5'4" tall and overweight. Have a gimpy leg too.
Point being, unless alerted, my first notice of trouble may well be me down already on the ground, disoriented, and my body functioning shaky. I picked my two carry guns due to these circumstances.
If I have to start from behind, I want something I can handle instinctively. Revolver is that - after 35 years of handling. Standard pressure 38 special out of 2" barrel puts out about 200 ft. lbs. muzzle energy.
My pick for gun one is an Airweight Bodyguard loaded with Glase Safety Slugs. Small, light, shrouded hammer with tip exposed. Grips reshaped to fit me. Recoil somewhat sharp but tolerable. Two or more shots to center of mass out of five probably doable. That takes care of one assailant. I can wear that all day.
Gun two is more of the same. Rather than revolver, an auto. Same power - 200 ft. lbs. but from 380 acp.
CZ83 with 13+1 mag and 3 spares ( in fanny pack or bible cover depending on circumstances ). All steel because I might not lock my wrist. Maybe a tad bigger than your 9mm and 45 hideouts, but that makes for 53 wimpy but very fast firing rounds with I can carry next to me.
Use controlled expansion rounds that penetrate deeply, ( Hornady or Rem. 102 grain ) and most shots should exit, leaving 2 holes per shot. Want to double or triple the impact, just continue to pull trigger.
Maybe not your cup of tea, but then I drink coffee. Might be a few ideas there worth considering. And while I wouldn't expect it, I also wouldn't put it past my liberal medically retired elementary teacher wife to see me go down and grab my revolver or khuk and take on the devil himself. She used to be 5' even, but has shrunk a bit. She could still handle a 38 or 380, even a BAS or 16.5 WW2 until sanity returned.
PS: if you never heard of a revolver firing full auto, you haven't seen me scared.
Edited a couple times to make more sense.
My vision is 20/440+, legally blind without glasses. My hearing loss is over 25db. With glasses I'm 20/20. With hearing aids, still some loss. Also am over 50, 5'4" tall and overweight. Have a gimpy leg too.
Point being, unless alerted, my first notice of trouble may well be me down already on the ground, disoriented, and my body functioning shaky. I picked my two carry guns due to these circumstances.
If I have to start from behind, I want something I can handle instinctively. Revolver is that - after 35 years of handling. Standard pressure 38 special out of 2" barrel puts out about 200 ft. lbs. muzzle energy.
My pick for gun one is an Airweight Bodyguard loaded with Glase Safety Slugs. Small, light, shrouded hammer with tip exposed. Grips reshaped to fit me. Recoil somewhat sharp but tolerable. Two or more shots to center of mass out of five probably doable. That takes care of one assailant. I can wear that all day.
Gun two is more of the same. Rather than revolver, an auto. Same power - 200 ft. lbs. but from 380 acp.
CZ83 with 13+1 mag and 3 spares ( in fanny pack or bible cover depending on circumstances ). All steel because I might not lock my wrist. Maybe a tad bigger than your 9mm and 45 hideouts, but that makes for 53 wimpy but very fast firing rounds with I can carry next to me.
Use controlled expansion rounds that penetrate deeply, ( Hornady or Rem. 102 grain ) and most shots should exit, leaving 2 holes per shot. Want to double or triple the impact, just continue to pull trigger.
Maybe not your cup of tea, but then I drink coffee. Might be a few ideas there worth considering. And while I wouldn't expect it, I also wouldn't put it past my liberal medically retired elementary teacher wife to see me go down and grab my revolver or khuk and take on the devil himself. She used to be 5' even, but has shrunk a bit. She could still handle a 38 or 380, even a BAS or 16.5 WW2 until sanity returned.
PS: if you never heard of a revolver firing full auto, you haven't seen me scared.
Edited a couple times to make more sense.
that and the glock 26 have been my ccw for many year's the 1911 my house gun
PS: a test with my shooting buddy Nakanno 2 I did'nt even pull it out of the pocket just shot through it, made a third eye on " mean man" target 
it was crossed eye "mean man"
