Thread: Stopping Power?
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Old July 5, 2005, 08:29 PM   #21
JohnKSa
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Which would stop you better. A small ballpine, or rock hammer, or a 12 lb. sledge hammer?
In plain english, it depends on where they hit you and how fast they are going when they hit you.

In plain english again: This subject has been the topic of endless debate for many decades. What is known for certain is that WHERE a bullet hits is by far the most important factor in "stopping power". The homemade formulas, the speculation, the down-home analogies all fall short because this is not a simple topic even though everyone LONGS for it to be simple and most people secretly think they understand it.
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