Re: What brand of bullets in your self defense pistol?
Originally Posted by
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With 45 and the new bullet technology they do very well. Not only in gel, but in real world situations. Check out the link I posted if you haven't already. I have spoken to the guy who created the list when he was a member of a forum I used to frequent. He has been a part of autopsies after Officer Involved Shootings, and he say that the new bullets perform almost the same as they do in gel. He said if they strike bone they do deform, but the performance is still much better than older bullets like silver tips.
I would rather carry fmj that was 100% reliable rather than expanding bullets that were less than 100% reliable. I also wont trust any firearm for carry unless I have had a chance to put 1000 trouble free rounds through it. 9mm is also my preferred round for carry. There is virtually no difference in the terminal performance of service caliber rounds. With the new bullet tech 9, 40, and 45 all cause about the same amount of damage. Even the fbi is gling back to 9, and 40 was there baby.
i will disagree with you on the performance of a smaller round that is moving faster and a larger round that is moving slower. i have been shot by a 7.62 round personally from about 75 yards away give or take and it almost put me on my face. granted i am a tad bit larger than a regular person but the damage that round caused was significant but not due to the actual damage cause by the bullets perm wound cavity but the temporary wound cavity. let's just put it this way, i was shot in the back in the lat and it ruined a bunch of stuff in my back arm and hand without even coming close to any of those areas. now also knowing people that have been shot by 5.56 and 9mm rounds and actually shooting people with those rounds, the damage is far far less significant. now of course i am speaking of fmj rounds and not expanding projectiles that are of course going to maximize on that perm wound cavity as well as slow down the larger slower rounds even more so. but for sake of myself and my opinion i would much rather carry a .45 over a 9 or 10mm any day and if i want a smaller round that still packs a punch i would opt for a .357. i just dont feel the 9mm carries enough behind it and if your not on the money with your kill shots in the chest, hip or head cavities you are still going to have a fight on your hands if that individual closes with you
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