Most "real world" data is anecdotal hence all the bashing of Marshal and Sanow. What has been settled upon is barrier testing with gelatin, clothing over gelatin, and bare gelatin testing. It seems to work generally. Most people want an expanding bullet. If I did I would carry the Corbon DPX .38 Special. I still believe the FBI protocols are a good place to start. I don't agree with the notion, not your idea, that if you can't man-up and shoot something serious you should pack it in and go unarmed. A .22 LR even in a handgun has undone many a bad guy and meets rule one of a gun fight.
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