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October 12, 2011, 03:12 PM | #26 |
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More people have been killed by .22's than 9mm, .40, or .45's
But anyway, pick what you're comfortable with and get a quality Self Defense round for it that functions well in the gun you use it in. 9mm, .40, .45, Indian chief, doesn't really matter. Just go with what you like and you'll be fine. I LIKE the 10mm the best, but most people are to wimpy for it . |
October 12, 2011, 03:50 PM | #27 |
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"9mm - .40S&W - .45ACP & Home Defense...
Which of these should be the least worry with over penetration? " A 9"x 6" spruce block with a 2 inch spruce backstop. Shot the following bullets thru it: 45 ACP 230 gr fmj....penetrated 5.25" and stopped 40 S&W 180 gr fmj...penetrated 7" and stopped 9mm para 123 gr fmj...penetrated thru block and got stuck about third-way thru backstop 7.62x25mm 85 gr fmj...thru and thru Please note that the heavier the bullet, the less penetration. The 85 gr fmj 7.62x25mm was the lightest bullet but penetrated best. Test was done with affordable/available across the counter fmj ammo. "...but hardball 45 ACP tends to knock people down...This is a myth." The 45 ACP 1911 handgun has a long history of tactical close quarter superiority...one example (of many) occurred in the Marianas in July 1944, when Sgt. Thomas Baker, wounded, took the last of the ammo and stayed behind to delay the enemy. He had eight 45 ACP cartridges and a 1911 pistol (7+1). He was later found dead, gun empty, with 8 dead Japanese soldiers around him. A 1911 pistol, 8 cartridges, 8 consecutive one-shot stops. GI harball. A devastating battle tested stopper.
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October 12, 2011, 05:08 PM | #28 | |
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Since we follow rule 4 at all times and know our target and what's behind it even in a gunfight we shouldn't be worried about over penatration.
I have a springfield loaded 1911a1 in the nightstand mos of the time but sleep fine with most anything in there.
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October 12, 2011, 08:35 PM | #29 |
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Seaman, nice test and write up. Wish I had pictures of it. This is making me want to safe my P226 E2 with the TLR1 and mount it on my Glock 21 or XD45. Too many loved ones home.
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October 12, 2011, 09:22 PM | #30 |
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Of course that SIG and Glock 27 ARE my main carry guns. And so is the G21 and 1911...aah
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October 12, 2011, 10:52 PM | #31 |
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October 13, 2011, 08:47 AM | #32 |
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Ahoy Constantine,
Will search to see if there are any pics extant. Sadly the spruce block is no more as it was consigned to the wood stove. However, I am splitting and cutting firewood, and if I can find the time I can replicate the test, this time with a 3" 1911, last time a 5" 1911 Colt was used. The 45 ACP cartridge is a bit of a paradox, not a great penetrator, nonetheless a great devastator. And out of a shorty 3" barrel, the slower velocity means even less penetration. 1911s and AMTs come with short 3" barrels, not sure if Glocks do...? Seem to recall Custer went into the LBH with a pair of 45 cal 3" barreled Webleys...shell casings were found under his body, but the Webleys were gone. Decades ago, the Canadian military conducted a test, 45 ACP 1911 vs 9mm Hi-Power. The 45 ACP penetrated a steel helmet out to 30 yards, the 9mm out to 100 yards. Check your 6.
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October 17, 2011, 09:52 AM | #33 |
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Seaman. Thank you sir
Funny, I have both those guns and love them both greatly! I can't wait to get my 1911 back. I really need to do my own tests. So hard to in Miami -___- I want a thread with pics and everything. Gotta find that farm I went to once. Called Henry's. SA 1911 - XD45 - G21sf - G22 - G27 - Hk USP 40 - SIG P226 E2 - Browning High-Power - S&W M19-3 - CZ-82 - S&W 642 - Remington 870 |
October 17, 2011, 12:00 PM | #34 |
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As illustrated in the example above, as a general rule of thumb, lighter faster bullets penetrate less than slow and heavy bullets. This contradicts what most people think but it's true. Go to any ammo makers site and look at the terminal ballistics of a 115 grain and 147 grain 9mm of the same bullet. The 147 (larger and slower) will penetrate more. Also, look at the 'box of truth' website which is by no means sceintific but it is a good data point. People always think that their handgun rounds will penetrate more than rifle rounds, but in many cases (Hornady TAP Urban for instance) it's just not so.
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October 17, 2011, 12:33 PM | #35 |
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i have a 1911 loaded with hollow points in my bedholster.
i choose 45 acp hollow points because i want the people i shoot to explode like a cantaloupe being hit with a 12 gauge slug. no worries except cleanup! |
October 17, 2011, 02:19 PM | #36 |
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Caliber is less relevant than well placed shots.
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