I have been to a few of Johns seminars years ago. They were very enlightening for sure.
One of the things I came away with is that most of us seem to feel the need to carry a lot more gun than we need, or can handle. Especially when it comes to handguns. A 500, 475, 454 etc. may be comforting, but a body needs a hell of a lot of practice and experience to accurately shoot a gun in that class even with moderate loads. How many can actually say they have that kind of experience?
It has been proven that lesser cartridges can do the job. I have the choice of a number of heavy hitters, but more times than not a 44 special will be on my hip (or chest) loaded with 260 grn Keith style bullets at around 1050 fps. I really do love the truly big bores, but after packing them around, They are most of the time relegated to hunting duty. The Ruger flattop I carry is lighter and a trimmer package, and I can get it in play and make follow up shots just a bit quicker than I can with bigger guns.
