Ah that's a good interview.
I always figured the conclusions he arrived at (shoot for the head using the largest caliber you can handle and add XS big dots to your gun) didn't make sense to me until I realized that they were not all that crazy because Bob was actually advocating that you
1. Practice. He could hit a head sized target one handed at ten yards and while he admitted he wasn't a precision shooter, he still practiced more than most of his colleagues.
2. Carry a suitable caliber. Carry the most effective gun you can. He even suggested that 147gr JHP 9mm was good enough for him despite his preference for a .45
3. Use a coarse sight picture for close up targets because it doesn't need to be perfect when you're close enough. He calls it point shooting...but seems to understand that sight picture requirements are on a spectrum.
4. Aim for targets that will stop the threat
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Cirillo may have helped spread the idea, but its been around a long time. Ive seen an old Colt advertisement from the 40s or 50s with I think a Detective Special and they were promoting the idea of wadcutters for mild shooting loads that had good effect. I was just searching for it and cant find it, I wish Id saved it when i saw it.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
In the hollowpoint picture, the one on the top far right appears to be a 158-grain R-P LSWC-HP. Don't know about the others.
The first three are probably hollow-based (like a shuttlecock), which would make them longer for their length. The 4th and 5th ones look to be hardcast DEWC, which would be shorter at the same weight due to lacking the deep hollow base. Most wadcutters I've seen or used range from 148gr-160gr, though there are others weights available.
Chris
Is there any preference between hard cast and hollow base?
Edit: You typed "preference" and I read "difference." Whoops!
I prefer hollow base just because, the apocalypse notwithstanding, Federal Gold Medal Match is relatively inexpensive, available, and soft shooting.
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