Size and capacity are relative and, as you know, somewhat inversely related.
Based on the data I've seen [1], my own personal minimum capacity is 8 rounds. Why? Because that's about the current average number of rounds expended in a gunfight given modern autos and modern tactics.
If I need it, I'd like to have enough capacity to get through what might be an average initial exchange (and a reload or two to deal with a malfunction, additional perps, or if the game goes into OT). If you're carrying a gun, you're doing so because you recognize the possibility you may end up fighting with it. Why would one not carry what experience seems to suggest is needed for the average gun fight?
(I do recognize there are extenuating circumstances like non-permissive environments, etc. that require deeper carry, and smaller, lower capacity firearms at times.)
My typical daily carry has twice this capacity because the only meaningful dimension for me, and the way I carry, between something like a Kahr CW9 (7+1) and a Glock 19 (15+1) is thickness (which doesn't bother me).
Polls and various threads on INGO show that most INGOers carry at least a medium size auto (ex. Glock 19 or similar) IWB on the strong side. Lots of others carry different things in different ways, of course, but this seems to represent the largest group. I think there are good reasons for this (some of which have already been expressed in this thread).
Might one need more capacity? Yup. Might one get away with less? Yes. There's a fair amount of uncertainty involved.
Think of it as gambling and stack the deck in your favor as much as you can.
[1] - John Farnam - Enough Ammunition
Based on the data I've seen [1], my own personal minimum capacity is 8 rounds. Why? Because that's about the current average number of rounds expended in a gunfight given modern autos and modern tactics.
If I need it, I'd like to have enough capacity to get through what might be an average initial exchange (and a reload or two to deal with a malfunction, additional perps, or if the game goes into OT). If you're carrying a gun, you're doing so because you recognize the possibility you may end up fighting with it. Why would one not carry what experience seems to suggest is needed for the average gun fight?
(I do recognize there are extenuating circumstances like non-permissive environments, etc. that require deeper carry, and smaller, lower capacity firearms at times.)
My typical daily carry has twice this capacity because the only meaningful dimension for me, and the way I carry, between something like a Kahr CW9 (7+1) and a Glock 19 (15+1) is thickness (which doesn't bother me).
Polls and various threads on INGO show that most INGOers carry at least a medium size auto (ex. Glock 19 or similar) IWB on the strong side. Lots of others carry different things in different ways, of course, but this seems to represent the largest group. I think there are good reasons for this (some of which have already been expressed in this thread).
Might one need more capacity? Yup. Might one get away with less? Yes. There's a fair amount of uncertainty involved.
Think of it as gambling and stack the deck in your favor as much as you can.
[1] - John Farnam - Enough Ammunition
