I won't bet my life on a .380
after going on the 'fire hog hunt and watching guys hunt pigs with everything from 9mm to 45ACP when i hear a bump in the night im grabbing a rifle and not a handgun.....the bigger rounds are far from a guarantee to stop a fight aswell....remember reading somewhere that the purpose of a handgun is to get you to a rifle or shotgun and that i believe....that said any handgun is better than no gun at all.....