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RBid · August 5, 2013, 12:06 AM

Threads like this recall an interesting discussion about realistic vs unrealistic expectations of handgun rounds. Caliber wars frequently feature tales of various rounds "failing", which is commonly presented as a high count stop. For example, "I know an FBI HRT agent who shot a hijacker 7 times with .45 JHP before he went down." Realistic expectation is that it very well may require so many rounds to put down a determined criminal. This is a software fail, not a hardware fail.

I mention this now, because I could see this thread turning a sharp corner into caliber war country.

August 5, 2013, 12:06 AM	#54
RBid Senior Member Join Date: March 10, 2012 Posts: 1,059	Expansion vs Penetration Threads like this recall an interesting discussion about realistic vs unrealistic expectations of handgun rounds. Caliber wars frequently feature tales of various rounds "failing", which is commonly presented as a high count stop. For example, "I know an FBI HRT agent who shot a hijacker 7 times with .45 JHP before he went down." Realistic expectation is that it very well may require so many rounds to put down a determined criminal. This is a software fail, not a hardware fail. I mention this now, because I could see this thread turning a sharp corner into caliber war country.