CraigC
Sixgun Nut
I reckon there ain't much difference if your choices are between bad and terrible.A good sight picture and trigger press will get you identical results with either platform.
I reckon there ain't much difference if your choices are between bad and terrible.A good sight picture and trigger press will get you identical results with either platform.
Some of the youngins have decades of experience and have seen a variety of people shot with a variety of calibers though. Some of those with high post counts have never seen any of that. And vice versa. I think this falls under the flawed data, bad math, bad science categories.didn't read most of the posts, in fact I only looked at posts by members with less than a hundred posts, and you know what? Nearly all of them said .45, most of those with more post count said 9mm. This to me says youngins on the forum prefer the MASS DESTRUCTION of the .45 as opposed to the NEVER KILLED ANYBODY 9mm .
I would choose 45 ACP if all I had was FMJ ammunition because the permanent wound channel has a larger diameter than that of 9x19mm FMJ.
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If you look at the gel in the pick, the 9mm actually left a larger wound channel.
That is how it would appear from the angle that we were looking at. You don't know that for sure.
But given the evidence in the picture provided the 9mm did more damage.
If you look at the gel in the pick, the 9mm actually left a larger wound channel.
I would not carry FMJ unless I absolutely had no other choice and it has nothing to do with overpenetration.If I could, I would carry FMJ.
I think you'll find that in the real world, "marginally" is not the word for it.I don't care about the extra diameter of an expanded bullet, or a marginally larger wound channel... none of it really makes a big difference when hitting vitals, and certainly not when missing them.
There is much to it, but from what I have read, the flesh in front of the bullet is crushed. This tear is permanent and is the primary source of bleeding. The diameter is affected by bullet shape and FMJ round nose creates a channel diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the bullet (something like .3-.35" for 45 and .2-.25" for 9mm--but I have to go find the averages).
Temporary cavity size is not relevant in low velocity handgun bullets in terms of incapacitation. Start here to start drawing your own conclusions:
http://www.firearmstactical.com/hwfe.htm
Look around here for many articles:
http://www.firearmstactical.com/wound.htm