herrwalther
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I have no idea why a lay person would feel that he or he would have a supportable basis for concluding that the differences in the expanded diameters of handgun bullets would be very meaningful in terms of wounding effectiveness, when most of the published scientific information from people who are cognizant of the mechanics of wounding effectiveness indicates that it is not.
The number crunchers at IWBA have determined that penetration is the most important feature of bullet performance. Because a person getting shot will more than likely use an arm or shoulder to shield their vital organs from a direct hit, penetration of 12-18" in plain ballistics gelatin is considered "ideal."
I suggest reading Rob Pincus article a little more carefully.
I like Rob. Have knocked a few beers back with him. He and I get along but I will never attend one of his training classes. Because my favorite handgun is a 40. I don't even own a 9mm full size (I do have a pocket 9mm) at this point, as all the ones I have owned were not as accurate or as fast, for me, as I am with my 40. So he and I agree to disagree. And we didn't talk firearms much.