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This "one-shot stopping power" holy grail thing might be just a mirage. It is one of those things that would be nice to know, if it existed.
How many here have had professional training in defensive handguns? Of those, how many have been taught to shoot once and only once? In the two places where I have been trained the training is/was (assuming a single threat): Shoot twice to center of mass, assess, and proceed as necessary. A handgun is a compromise, that is hopefully "good enough" to get the job done. That job is to incapacitate an imminent threat of great bodily harm or death as quickly as possible. It is not about lethality. It is about stopping the threat. It is irrelevant whether the threat dies sometime in the distant future. Merely firing a handgun is legally using deadly force in most jurisdictions. It is relevant whether the threat is able to bring its attack to you and do you great harm.
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Oh My.....the horse must have got up and ran a lap or two.
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looks like glaser blue and magsafe are about the best in most.
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They actually have a lousy reputation for penetration, and adequate penetration is one of the most important attributes in a defensive cartridge.
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I choose the weapons platform which I can shoot the most accurate and reliably. Then I pick the caliber.
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I'd say this chart is wildly optimistic about the ability of any handgun round to produce a "one shot stop" whatever that is.
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I read a "stopping power" article recently, that focused on the people who were shot, rather than on the cartridge that stopped them. That is, the numbers focused on what proportion of people were stopped with a single shot, what proportion with two shots, THEN looked at the cartridges used. It was interesting, in that of those stopped with one round, it didn't really matter what hit them. Most people are stopped if shot once. Only when more than one round was required did caliber/cartridge start to make a difference. I'll see if I can find it . . .
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Exactly, and I think it's "unfair" to remove psychological stops from the numbers. If someone stops what they're doing, because they've been shot (in the thumb, with a .22), then that's a one-stop shot.
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I dont agree that a thumb shot with a 22 (or anything else) should qualify as a one shot stop. For the intent of the concept, it doesnt equate. Yes, I agree the concept is complicated, and clouded with the past theories/"tests"/debates, but its still a fair question. What works consistantly well?
The other aspect mentioned, a good hit with a 22 will "kill", whereas a poor hit with a 44 won't doesn't add anything usefull to the discussion. The difference between kill and stop are vast. I may be able to kill a deer with a 22 shot to the body, but it means little if I want to eat that deer, it wont likely succumb in any time frame thats going to do me much good, same with defensive use of some calibers. Yes, some smallish calibers are better than a sharp stick or harsh words, but many things will work much better, and predictably so. Dont shoot poorly with the 44, and it changes the picture entirely. That's a predictable result also. Shoot well. I'm not sure why it seems to be supposed that a larger caliber will be shot poorly in those comments. There's no magic bullet or caliber. Some seem to work better than others on a consistant basis, some less so. Looking at the question is interesting, and can yield useful information. Still, no guarantees on exactly whats going to happen every single time. Kill enough critters, and that lesson is reinforced over time. Everyone wants definitive results. Life just isn't like that. My default assumption isn't "they'll probably run off if they get shot or shot at", its more like the deer, "they're going to try their dead level best to do whatever thay had in mind when this started, or will take this very personal and aren't giving up easily". If it goes the other way, OK, if it goes the way I think it may, I don't want to handicap myself right from the start with the smallest gun I can carry.
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"One shot stop', or the 'Jello shooters' ... I personally consider both sides pretty much the same and enjoy reading both results. I based my first choice in a handgun on the 'One shot stop' results. The .357 magnum is still my favorite caliber, followed closely by the .44 magnum. Like all things in life it seems okay for each individual to, 'Take what you like, and leave the rest'. I see no good point in everyone challenging the belief of another and trying to convince folks that their belief is the correct belief. As William Shakespeare put it, 'Lay on MacDuff, and damn'd be him who first cries, enough!'
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