The Down Range Forum
Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: Solus on June 27, 2013, 12:39:41 PM
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I found an article that speaks to some mistakes made by a Gun Journalist. As part of the 'rant" he gives some information that might be of interest. I don't know how valid his data is...but here it is and here are my observations.
I studied and documented nearly 1800 shootings and I have the real numbers for these calibers. Average number of rounds before incapacitation:
.45= 2.08
.40= 2.36
9mm= 2.45
Numbers look pretty close...but here is another way of looking at them.
If you use a .45ACP, you will stop the BD with 2 rounds better than 9 out of 10 times. (1.10 would be 9 out of 10)
If you use a .40S&W, you will stop the BD with 2 round almost 2 out of 3 times. (2.33 would be 2 out of 3)
If you use a 9mm, you will stop the BD with 2 rounds just a little better than every other time. (2.50 would be every other time)
If interested, you can find the entire article here.
http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/handgun-stopping-power-science-vs-40-years-of-experience?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=handgun-stopping-power-science-vs-40-years-of-experience
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Bigger bullets are better. People have been saying that for decades (if not centuries). I like the .45.
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Bigger holes bleed faster, the same way a bigger culvert lets more water pass under a road.
I'd trade my .45 for a .50 GI if ammo were easier to find .
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They also displace alot more tissue. Area is pi r ^2 its basic math.