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XD Gunner · October 20, 2009, 05:24 PM

If your talking about the .380ACP vs the 9mm Luger vs the 9X18, the 9mm Luger wins. More terminal energy deposit, more advanced loading, more power. The wound channels will not always be the exact length, in fact, the wound channels produced by each will never be exactly the same length, that what happens with the heavier loadings and more powder of the 9mm Luger vs the .380ACP and the 9X18.

.080 of an inch doesn't mean a whole lot when your down on power and weight to begin with. The 9X18 and the .380ACP will perform comparably, the 9mm Luger is superior.

Your final question is hard to answer, as volume is important, but speed is part of what determines said volume. Speed, weight, and diameter. Through squishy things like humans and gel, the diameter is likely to be no different even with the slightly larger diameter bullet, in fact, you may find that the diameter will be larger with the Luger, than either the other two, simply because of the larger amount of energy that is brought to the target.

October 20, 2009, 05:24 PM	#2
XD Gunner Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2006 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 636	If your talking about the .380ACP vs the 9mm Luger vs the 9X18, the 9mm Luger wins. More terminal energy deposit, more advanced loading, more power. The wound channels will not always be the exact length, in fact, the wound channels produced by each will never be exactly the same length, that what happens with the heavier loadings and more powder of the 9mm Luger vs the .380ACP and the 9X18. .080 of an inch doesn't mean a whole lot when your down on power and weight to begin with. The 9X18 and the .380ACP will perform comparably, the 9mm Luger is superior. Your final question is hard to answer, as volume is important, but speed is part of what determines said volume. Speed, weight, and diameter. Through squishy things like humans and gel, the diameter is likely to be no different even with the slightly larger diameter bullet, in fact, you may find that the diameter will be larger with the Luger, than either the other two, simply because of the larger amount of energy that is brought to the target. __________________ I've had 1911s and carry a mutant CCO-sized 1911-ish thing. -Jart If handguns cause crimes, mine's defective.- Eric Shelton Last edited by XD Gunner; October 20, 2009 at 05:30 PM.