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MLeake · November 18, 2010, 05:27 PM

Yeah, because the 1911 was primary weapon for all our GI's... Or maybe radiomen and tunnel rats killed "hundreds of thousands." (Sarcasm; most of the casualties inflicted in the major wars of the century were inflicted by artillery; after the artillery, I suspect rifles and machineguns accounted for most of the rest. Pistols, while occasionally critically important to the soldier with a malfunctioning rifle or MG, are normally not primary weapons and are statistically insignificant in the total casualty counts of our major wars.)

Be serious. While hardball can work, and penetration beats expansion, modern HP ammo allows both penetration AND expansion. Hardball is a possible answer, but is not the best answer. Something with a Speer Gold Dot or Barnes X-Bullet will probably be much more effective.

November 18, 2010, 05:27 PM	#8
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	Yeah, because the 1911 was primary weapon for all our GI's... Or maybe radiomen and tunnel rats killed "hundreds of thousands." (Sarcasm; most of the casualties inflicted in the major wars of the century were inflicted by artillery; after the artillery, I suspect rifles and machineguns accounted for most of the rest. Pistols, while occasionally critically important to the soldier with a malfunctioning rifle or MG, are normally not primary weapons and are statistically insignificant in the total casualty counts of our major wars.) Be serious. While hardball can work, and penetration beats expansion, modern HP ammo allows both penetration AND expansion. Hardball is a possible answer, but is not the best answer. Something with a Speer Gold Dot or Barnes X-Bullet will probably be much more effective. Last edited by MLeake; November 18, 2010 at 11:46 PM. Reason: As originally worded, was kind of unclear and lent itself to interpretations opposite of my intent