Since when is the "average employed bullet weight" for a .38 Special 95 grains?
Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis??? Strange...
.38 Special listed below... 139 gr average for 296 data points. Typo above, I imagine.
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Since when is the "average employed bullet weight" for a .38 Special 95 grains?
Well while on a technical basis I agree with you, on a more colloquial level the term "knockdown power" is often substituted for the more correct term "energy" which is a measurable factor based on velocity and weight.
.45 or its not worth it
Don't be afraid of the 9mm.
Caliber wars are idiotic. There I said it.
Most accurate post in this whole thread.
In the absence of accuracy, carrying a howitzer wouldn't help. Caliber comparisons are totally inaccurate UNLESS the ballistics are being compared in gelatin. When you try to apply any ballistics to a human, there are too many variables to make such a comparison accurate. Newtons law says any action will have an equal and opposite reaction. If the bullet you fire knocks a man down, the shooter will also go down...... nuts to so-called knockdown power.
most of it is a myth. however, after serving in the military and witnessing said "tests" on people, my father suggested i carry 45 auto. not because of what he read on the internet or what pictures of gelatin he saw. think about it.And "knockdown power" is a myth. Handgun rounds, even most rifle rounds, can't/won't knockdown a human. The physics doesn't support it.
True, but there are studies that show that larger heavier bullets work better than smaller lighter bullets in the real world. Its generally true with hunting, generally true with handgun defense too. It is not gospel, but its a darn good guideline.Yes, but it is not at all clear how energy translates into wounding effectiveness or the ability to quickly incapacitate an attacker. It can be calculated precisely, but it still doesn't tell you much about which handgun round is going to work and which one isn't.
Shot placement is critical, but to say that light recoil of the 9 is an advantage is probably a gross overstatement because there is no evidence that follow up shots are going to be easier to keep on target. In fact given stress of the situation and the DAO or DA/SA triggers of most popularly used modern 9mm pistols its likely that most shots will be misses (and that can be backed up with police shooting data very very easily). There is a reason competitive shooters choose SA guns, the SA triggers are much easier to use accurately under the high stress of competition.. . . another advantage of 9mm (in addition to capacity) and that is lower recoil. IMHO follow-up shots are easier to keep on target with 9.
~Poe
There you goI'll practice for well placed shots and go from there.
The test data that I have seen on the fragnible ammo is dubious at best. Glazers, Mag Safe and other similar rounds may work well in the summer with a lightly clad attacker, but I would not, under any circumstance, want to depend on them in a winter defense situation. Leather coats have been found to stop those rounds.Is there any data on the Glazer 'safety slug'?
Is there any data on the Glazer 'safety slug'? I think that is the name...? I have a couple 9 x 19 pistols I would be interested in loading up on the rounds if they have some backing data.
The .380 is fine if you are shooting at naked people. How often do you get to do that?
Apparently you don't get invited to the best parties.
I usually get invited to those parties. But concealed carry has been an issue!