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I own an East German Makarov, but I'm actually a 45 guy as my screen name implies. That's why I think there is a lot to be said for the size of a bullets wound channel - so much the better if it's perfectly aimed round too; but even if it's not, a hit using a 45 with ball ammo will give you a 45 caliber wound cavity, usually from entrance to exit. I use ball ammo in my Mak too, and if I owned a 9mm I'd use ball ammo in that too. I'm comfortable with my own marksmanship and I feel like as long as the damn bullet GETS THERE, I'll be ok. I'd never be comfortable though with a 9mm hp which might hit an arm or a hand or a rib or whatever and flatten out and not penetrate. None of this has a lot to do with the size of a Maks wound channel, except I still think its bigger than a 9mm's. I don't think you actually get hydrostatic shock until you get into the high powered rifle category. I could be wrong though. (I'm often wrong but never in doubt.)
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