Styx
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When it comes to defensive carry against humans, does velocity and muzzle energy really matter? If a human is hit with a, just for sake of argument:
9mm 124 gr; 1200-1300 fps; 400+ fps
357 Sig 125/124 gr; 1400+ fps; 600 +/- ft-lb
357 mag 125 gr; 1600+ fps; 700 +/- ft-lb
If each round expands and penetrates to similar dimensions, is there any real world advantage to incapacitating and doing damage to a threat?
There seems to be this obsession and correlation with velocity and muzzle energy when it comes to what caliber and ammo people in the gun community choose to carry. What does higher velocity and muzzle energy of 9mm +p/+p+, 40s&w, 357 Sig, 10mm, 357 mag, 44 mag, etc. materialize itself when it comes to real world hits on target.
9mm 124 gr; 1200-1300 fps; 400+ fps
357 Sig 125/124 gr; 1400+ fps; 600 +/- ft-lb
357 mag 125 gr; 1600+ fps; 700 +/- ft-lb
If each round expands and penetrates to similar dimensions, is there any real world advantage to incapacitating and doing damage to a threat?
There seems to be this obsession and correlation with velocity and muzzle energy when it comes to what caliber and ammo people in the gun community choose to carry. What does higher velocity and muzzle energy of 9mm +p/+p+, 40s&w, 357 Sig, 10mm, 357 mag, 44 mag, etc. materialize itself when it comes to real world hits on target.