1911Tuner
Moderator Emeritus
Fascinating.
I dunno, but it seems to me that...in the unlikely event that I'd have to shoot somebody on a city street in the US of A who is doin' his very best to kill me...I'd tend to want to hit him the hardest blow that I could manage instead of tryin' to worry him to death.
And I know that the anemic rounds like .22 Short and .25 Auto will kill. The graveyards are full of people who would attest to that, could they but speak.
But...
Those same rounds could leave the dead man walkin' with enough vinegar to do you a world of hurt before he realizes that he is, in fact, dead...which could take anywhere from 30 seconds to 30 minutes.
It's a little like taking the field after Alaskan Brown Bear with a .357 Magnum revolver. The problem isn't so much killing him as it is staying out of his way long enough for him to believe that he's lost the fight.
I dunno, but it seems to me that...in the unlikely event that I'd have to shoot somebody on a city street in the US of A who is doin' his very best to kill me...I'd tend to want to hit him the hardest blow that I could manage instead of tryin' to worry him to death.
And I know that the anemic rounds like .22 Short and .25 Auto will kill. The graveyards are full of people who would attest to that, could they but speak.
But...
Those same rounds could leave the dead man walkin' with enough vinegar to do you a world of hurt before he realizes that he is, in fact, dead...which could take anywhere from 30 seconds to 30 minutes.
It's a little like taking the field after Alaskan Brown Bear with a .357 Magnum revolver. The problem isn't so much killing him as it is staying out of his way long enough for him to believe that he's lost the fight.