Myself, I created a "carry window".
.380 Automatic
9x18 Makarov
.38 Special
9x19 Parabellum/9mm Luger
.40 Smith & Wesson
.45 Automatic Colt Pistol
I don't know why I typed them all out. Sometimes they seem kinda cool that way. I'm a geek.
Anyway, anything smaller or larger than that (very rough) window I'm not interested in carrying concealed. Those rounds, to me, represent the bare minimum defensive round against a human target (.380) to the maximum I can shoot comfortably in a concealable handgun (.45).
To me, the sweet spot for small/medium guns is 9x19, for large guns it's .40/.45
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