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What I don't understand about this is that they assume that tissue elasticity is a constant and is also the same throughout different people and different tissue types. One of the very reasons, it seems, that rifles do so much more damage is that the temporary cavity stretches past the tissue's ability to remain elastic and it tears open. Getting these results with a handgun is not easy, but I am sure that the temporary cavity can induce tissue tearing as well. There is too much of this thought that things must be one or the other and not a combination of multiple factors. I would not rely on a round with JUST an impressive temporary cavity, but I do think it is a helpful thing to have.
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