Indeed. So 500 S&W then? It sure beats 115gr (and 230gr) for momentum.Some cartridges are far more adequate than others.
I don't want adequate. I want best for saving my life.
It was proven a long time ago that the 45 was a better man stopper than a 38, still applies when you say 9MM. Maybe not double tho.
It at least doubles plus it makes bigger holes.
The 9MM won't knock the steel plate down but the 45 will. It was proven a long time ago that the 45 was a better man stopper than a 38, still applies when you say 9MM. Maybe not double tho.
An interesting argument given that qualification and competition scores tend to indicate that people miss less and have better marksmanship with 9mm than with heavier calibers.As far as capacity, mo' rounds ain't always better when you can't miss fast enough.
Folks with .45s and 10mms, at least on the 1911-platform, practice that old relic called marksmanship.
Even if we ignore air power, naval power, armored vehicles, artillery and any other heavy weaponry and focus only on small arms, it's obvious that wars aren't won by pistols.Historically speaking, the .45 with ball ammo won 3.5 wars...
* * * The 9's do well at 7-10 though.
You mean, at "7-10" feet? ... Well, that's also the effective range of your average shotgun, which ain't sayin' much.
One would infer from the context of the post that he meant 7-10 yards (since 25-50 yards was referenced) and I agree, I seem to shoot my .45s better out past 20 yards than my 9mms. At first I thought it was platform (1911) then I realized I also shoot my Glock 21 better than my 17 at 25 yards. So who knows.You mean, at "7-10" feet? ... Well, that's also the effective range of your average shotgun, which ain't sayin' much.
But at first I thought you meant 9mms "do well at 7-11s," which they might or might not, depending on if the store's night clerk is cc-ing a .45 and happens to be quicker on the draw.