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Handgun Ammunition Stopping Power
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:39 pm
by Ad Orientem
A breakdown of stopping power for various handgun cartridges and calibers based on one shot stops.
http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/arti ... ls?id=4593
Re: Handgun Ammunition Stopping Power
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:46 pm
by Pointedstick
Good stuff, but that article was published 11 years ago. Handgun ammunition technology has come a long way in that time. Better powders and better bullets. My sense is that modern 9mm is much more deadly than yesteryear's and modern .380 approaches what 9mm used to do. Of course this makes modern .45 equally superior, but if what you're looking for is "enough," more and more cartridges are going to meet it today.
Re: Handgun Ammunition Stopping Power
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:52 pm
by Ad Orientem
Ooops. I misread the publication date. Thought it was 2014.
Re: Handgun Ammunition Stopping Power
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 1:33 pm
by Pointedstick
While we're on the subject, has anyone heard anything about
http://www.polycaseammo.com ?
There's a lot of hype and I'm curious to know if it lives up.
Re: Handgun Ammunition Stopping Power
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 4:01 pm
by Mountaineer
Pointedstick wrote:
While we're on the subject, has anyone heard anything about
http://www.polycaseammo.com ?
There's a lot of hype and I'm curious to know if it lives up.
I'm not positive but I think one of the NRA pubs, probably American Rifleman, had a test of it in the last couple of months. I don't remember the conclusion.
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