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I agree with a muzzle jab to the solar plexus, avoiding hands on. My primary reason is I did once have an individual rush me in a similar manner (which is the only reason I’m responding to this). More out of reflex I stepped into the rush and jabbed my muzzle into that area, it required little force and only one strike to stop his attack and I was still in good position, able to quickly adjust and respond to any further attack from him or anyone else.

My other reasons would be the solar plexus is a good target area, soft, center mass, and near my own natural carry position. It's smooth and fast. It’s hard for an attacker to continue while trying to get air, their natural inclination seems to be to curl up and try to breath. It gave me a chance to avoid a grappling situation. It also keeps my hands on my primary weapon; if the attacker managed to bring up a weapon I’m confident I could quickly put a bullet or five in him.

Given you stated this is already escalated to hands on my responses would be to put my knee hard in his groin, stomp his instep, rake his kneecap and shin with the edge of my boot, dig the muzzle up into his solar plexus, head butt him with my helmet. In short anything to break free of his hands without falling, and then ram the muzzle into his solar plexus and put him on the ground.