I figure if you took a big .45 bullet and made it supersonic it would be one of the most excellent defensive rounds.
What's it matter, you can't out run it either way.
I figure if you took a big .45 bullet and made it supersonic it would be one of the most excellent defensive rounds.
This was not a chambering issue, or a defective round; it was that the performance model used to design the round/bullet did not anticipate the end-state scenario.Most folks consider that the 9mm round failed to penetrate sufficiently as being a problem with the 9mm round and it was not.
I'm not sure on this. I was of the impression that the Winchester 115-grain Silvertip hollow points used by the FBI during the shootout did not, in fact, pass the test protocol subsequently developed.As it turns out, the round performed to specs, and to the new specs that came AFTER the incident.
The 9mm round used performed fine and they got the FBI's 12" of soft tissue penetration as required by the new protocols established after the incident (4-5" through the arm and then at least 8 inside the chest). Note that the new protocols did not call for passings through multiple soft tissue events as happened with Platt.
Well, the cop-out answer is I don't know for sure, but I would say 10% higher? Only reason I say this is that I don't feel like cranking through all the math do get the precise number .BlindJustice said:yep sure does.... I was keeping it simple, should have asked
with the same temp and air density how much difference does
a couple of thousand feet make in terms of speed of sound?
I live at 2,500 feet, but the target range I shoot at is 2,000 feet
approx. lower, and it's always 10 or more degrees warmer
down in Lewiston ID