Any JHP which fails to expand is neutered. Failing to expand isn’t near the issue it was 10 years ago, bullet construction has come a long way.
All handgun calibers suck at stopping people. None of them attain hydrostatic shock which is seen at rifle caliber velocities. Put a modern handgun round in 9mm, .38, .357Sig or Mag .40 or .45ACP where it matters and it’ll perform as desired. Put any of them in where it doesn’t matter and they won’t.
I’ll take a good hit with a 9mm over a poor hit with any other caliber any day of the week. Obtaining that good hit in a high stress, life threatening situation is much more difficult than many are willing to acknowledge and is where the emphasis should be placed when determining which caliber to carry.
If there were a clear advantage of one handgun caliber over another for defensive use we wouldn’t see the variety available nor the popularity of the different calibers. The fact is they all offer advantages and disadvantages when compared to others. There is no magic bullet.
Carry what what you want and if you can get a good hit when needed you’ll be fine. Depending on the “stopping power” of one handgun caliber over another is doing a lot of people a disservice.
All handgun calibers suck at stopping people. None of them attain hydrostatic shock which is seen at rifle caliber velocities. Put a modern handgun round in 9mm, .38, .357Sig or Mag .40 or .45ACP where it matters and it’ll perform as desired. Put any of them in where it doesn’t matter and they won’t.
I’ll take a good hit with a 9mm over a poor hit with any other caliber any day of the week. Obtaining that good hit in a high stress, life threatening situation is much more difficult than many are willing to acknowledge and is where the emphasis should be placed when determining which caliber to carry.
If there were a clear advantage of one handgun caliber over another for defensive use we wouldn’t see the variety available nor the popularity of the different calibers. The fact is they all offer advantages and disadvantages when compared to others. There is no magic bullet.
Carry what what you want and if you can get a good hit when needed you’ll be fine. Depending on the “stopping power” of one handgun caliber over another is doing a lot of people a disservice.
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