Old Dog
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A new THR record! Guy joins the forum and within his first 4 posts, on his first day as a member, touts Glocks and black plastic over 1911s! (Is it April Fool's Day? Or has there been a rupture in the space-time continuum and a BBB post from 1994 somehow got through?)
And I'll start worrying about .45 ACP penetration when the bad guys start hiding behind piles of newspapers.
Here are a few penetration tests of stacked newsprint to give you an idea how various ammo performs. .45 is pretty low penetration. Compare it to 9mm and nylon jacketed 9mm.
.22 short 5/8 inch of newsprint (snubnose)
.22 quiet 1 inch of newsprint (snubnose)
.22 HVHP 2-3/8 inches of newsprint (snubnose)
.22 Stinger 3-1/4 inches of newsprint (snubnose)
.380 ball 3-3/8 inches of newsprint (Beretta)
.38 SP Federal ball 4 inches of newsprint (snubnose)
.357 Hornady plastic tip magnum 3-3/4 inches of compressed kraft paper (snubnose) (a)
.357 Hornady plastic tip magnum 6 inches of compressed kraft paper (Ruger 4" barrel) (a)
9mm Hornady 6-7/8 inches of newsprint (Beretta)
9mm xxxxxxx nylon jacket 10 inches of newsprint (Beretta)
.45 Auto ball 4 inches of newsprint (Colt 1911)
And I'll start worrying about .45 ACP penetration when the bad guys start hiding behind piles of newspapers.