Awesome! I'll look up those pictures, thanks. I feel better already.
That whole, "here-are-some-feeble-bullets-at-feeble-velocities-performing-feebly," article was kind of depressing for a moment.
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Awesome! I'll look up those pictures, thanks. I feel better already.
That whole, "here-are-some-feeble-bullets-at-feeble-velocities-performing-feebly," article was kind of depressing for a moment.
When I said limited, I didn't mean that companies don't slap a "defense" label on the box. There isn't much incentive to work on bullet design as they do with 9mm because only 17 people in America will carry .44 Special revolvers for defense. The other problem is that the .44 Magnum uses the same diameter bullets and is infinitely more popular, hence companies don't really care what a .429 bullet does when slowed below magnum velocity.
Does any of that matter when you shoot man or beast with a 200gr JHP or a 240-250gr SWC? Not really.
The more I read people like doc Roberts, the less difference I expect in effect between handgun rounds. If they penetrate far enough, have a not streamlined profile, and are 0.3-0.5 in diameter, I just don't attach much credibility to the idea that they will reliably do anything different to a target.
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Tokarev said it better and sooner.
Review the dates folks were shot with the date they died--should get a rough idea of infection mortality vs. more rapidly lethal issues...
I know that doing tests like this sells magazines and ad copy. But I mean...how many times do we have to confirm what we already know?
If Federal HSTs aren't available, Speer Gold Dots should be your bullet of choice....
Only exceptions to this are crazy things, like hunting bullets or bear shooting bullets. If you need handgun bullets for game under 300 pounds and/or people, Gold Dots or HSTs.