Vaughn546 said:My opinion is - no ammo manufacturer markets a wadcutter as a defensive round.
If that is your actual opinion then for perhaps the first time in the history of the internet I can not only tell you your opinion is wrong, but I can prove it. This might just cause the interwebs to explode....
As was pointed out already on this thread:
Anti-Personnel .44 special. Marketed AS SUCH.
http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=282
Quote from their description of the cartridge:
This load is designed to permanently and quickly disable human threats.
These other loads in .45 colt and .44 magnum respectively are also marketed as Anti-Personnel defensive rounds:
http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=269
http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=283
Then there is this one in .38 special:
http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=111
This is not marked "Anti-Personnel" like the other full wadcutters, but it is discussed as being a defensive round.
All these rounds are hardcast and full power. Basically the two things everyone was saying a full wadcutter would need to be an effective defensive load.