Recent content by Michael Nelson

Seems you changed the question to "when using a handgun, what is the most important thing that you can do to stop any attacker" Has nothing to do with the original question of which 380 ammo is the most lethal to humans, come on?

Let's see if I can explain it so any average 12 year old can understand. Sure a direct shot to the heart will likely kill any attacker quickly enough to get away and live another day. Sure you need a gun that works well with the ammo you are using so it operates correctly, these are all obvious...

It's always amazing to me when you ask a simple question that can be verified by simple gel testing how so many people will try to take the conversation in some other direction....

If bad guys would just stand still and not shoot back, shot placement would be so much easier.... In reality they will likely get shot in a non lethal area if they get shot at all. This squarely places the importance of maximum damage caused by a 380 round on the ammo used. It is very important....

Yes, I did and now it's what I carry every day. I believe it gives me equal or more results than a standard ball 9mm and I can live with that.....

If you don't like the question, maybe you can start a new thread with the question you want?

Are you familiar with how and why the 45 acp was created? The ammo in the handgun is critical in many cases.... a well placed series of shots should be the obvious for self defense.

Good news.... we can now forget all the ballistics information, test gel blocks and further testing of how ammo reacts when fired into different objects. Just pick something off the shelf and bet your life on it. I'll pass...

Have you got any new videos with newer ammo testing? These are all 2 or 3 years old. Pretty much all hollow points perform the same in a 380 but the newer extreme defense 65g round by Underwood/Lehigh appear to bring fresh technology to the mix, even with FBI spec gel.

I found this thread and this site by doing a google search for best 380 ammo... sorry, didn't realize how old it was.

Sure, everyone has an opinion. I accept the use of gelatin blocks for testing, it gives a good apples to apples form of testing. So looking at the performance of the Lehigh/Underwood 65g extreme defense ammo that creates a large wound cavity for more than 10 inches long, that's enough for me...

Take a close look at the Lehigh or Underwood 380 ammo. It's 65g and runs well over 1000 fps. It also tests well in gel blocks with 15" penetration and wound cavity of 2.5 inches. Punches right through 4 layers of denim with incredible speed and damage.