Nightcrawler
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I've been thinking. If I were going to use a handgun in a combat situation, i.e., a gunfight (as opposed to home defense), I'd want a different kind of ammunition. Given the thin walls of my house, I'd prefer a hollow point pistol round, one designed to not exit a human target. Last thing one wants in a defensive shooting is to have the bullet go through the badguy and into something else.
But in a gunfight, putting two holes in the badguy is GOOD, as is being able to penetrate light cover.
So, what I think would be a a better choice than JHP ammo would be jacketed soft point ammunition, loaded to high velocities. Now, the bigger your bullet is to begin with, the bigger hole you're going to make. So, for .45ACP, I'd want a maybe 200 grain JSP bullet, pushed to 1100 fps. The bullet would be designed to expand in such a way as to make the exit hole a lot bigger than the entry hole, and to not be defeated by light cover (ala car door, garbage cans, thin walls). In a firefight, you WANT to be able to shoot the guy hiding behind the wall.
Is such a round doable? That is, would it perform as I hope? Or would plain old FMJ be the best choice for this scenario?
But in a gunfight, putting two holes in the badguy is GOOD, as is being able to penetrate light cover.
So, what I think would be a a better choice than JHP ammo would be jacketed soft point ammunition, loaded to high velocities. Now, the bigger your bullet is to begin with, the bigger hole you're going to make. So, for .45ACP, I'd want a maybe 200 grain JSP bullet, pushed to 1100 fps. The bullet would be designed to expand in such a way as to make the exit hole a lot bigger than the entry hole, and to not be defeated by light cover (ala car door, garbage cans, thin walls). In a firefight, you WANT to be able to shoot the guy hiding behind the wall.
Is such a round doable? That is, would it perform as I hope? Or would plain old FMJ be the best choice for this scenario?