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Hi guys,
I was just wondering what makes a rifle round so much more effective in "stopping power" then a pistol, assuming a none CNS hit. Do rifle rounds create such TC that they can damage nerves to better incapacitate? The reason i ask is because i was just pondering why there isnt a small caliber pistol round with near rifle velocities to create this type of TC. Is it because there is no powder to push a say, .30 cal 55-80 gr bullet to ~2000 f/s in 4"-5" barrel? After practicing with a P226 in 357Sig for about 3 months, i find the recoil can be managed and i prefer that over higher muzzle flip found in larger heavier rnds like the .45 ACP. It then struck me there is the 5.7 x 28mm. So how effective is this .224 cal in its 28gr 2300 f/s HP and its other varieties at being a man stopper? Does it show some of the effects of a 5.56 55 gr? The 5.7 was originally designed around to pierce soft body armor for submachine guns for LE but is the civilian HP version any good? From my limited understanding id think it would be interesting to see a fast small cal rnd for full size handguns. Or am i way off on this thinking? So hypothetically speaking, assuming there existed a powder that could propel something like a .30 cal 80 gr good HP bullet to some 2000 f/s in a 5" barrel, ruffly 710 ft-lbs, would that be an effective pistol cartridge for self defense? Could the recoil be managed w/ alot of practise? Would a well designed gun chambered in such have considerable muzzle flip? This is all just for academic debate.
I was just wondering what makes a rifle round so much more effective in "stopping power" then a pistol, assuming a none CNS hit. Do rifle rounds create such TC that they can damage nerves to better incapacitate? The reason i ask is because i was just pondering why there isnt a small caliber pistol round with near rifle velocities to create this type of TC. Is it because there is no powder to push a say, .30 cal 55-80 gr bullet to ~2000 f/s in 4"-5" barrel? After practicing with a P226 in 357Sig for about 3 months, i find the recoil can be managed and i prefer that over higher muzzle flip found in larger heavier rnds like the .45 ACP. It then struck me there is the 5.7 x 28mm. So how effective is this .224 cal in its 28gr 2300 f/s HP and its other varieties at being a man stopper? Does it show some of the effects of a 5.56 55 gr? The 5.7 was originally designed around to pierce soft body armor for submachine guns for LE but is the civilian HP version any good? From my limited understanding id think it would be interesting to see a fast small cal rnd for full size handguns. Or am i way off on this thinking? So hypothetically speaking, assuming there existed a powder that could propel something like a .30 cal 80 gr good HP bullet to some 2000 f/s in a 5" barrel, ruffly 710 ft-lbs, would that be an effective pistol cartridge for self defense? Could the recoil be managed w/ alot of practise? Would a well designed gun chambered in such have considerable muzzle flip? This is all just for academic debate.