<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Calif Hunter:
I would think that a .223 Speer TNT 52 gr. hollowpoint at a distance of from 3 feet to 25 feet would perform adequately and dramatically, even on someone wearing a leather jacket. As far as Glasers go, that is why I alternate every other round. Glasers have penetrated the chest on 250-lb wild pigs and killed them for me very quickly at 25 yards or less, so they should work on people. I never said #6 shot...I said #2, #4 or BB's. Again, at "within my house" ranges, they ought to do the job. If the person is wearing body armor, then my second shot would be a head shot...best accomplished with a short-barreled, open choked shotgun at the ranges we're talking about and under stress. At longer ranges, other choices may be more appropriate. I'd be hard-pressed to explain why I was in imminent, physical danger from someone 50 yards away, though.[/quote]
I haven't seen any data on the 52 gr. Speer TNT. What does its wound profile look like? How deeply does it penetrate? I'm a little skeptical of .223 hollowpoints behaing anything like a pistol HP, because the cavity is so small. Did you function test the glasers in your gun, or is it a revolver?
Comparing pig hunting (or deer hunting) to self-defense isn't really valid. The reason that the IWBA and FBI specify 12" minimum penetration isn't because most people are 12" thick front to back, it's because arms and shoulders can get in the way, and the deer isn't trying to kill you and probably isn't moving much. Stand in front of a mirror and assume your prefered defensive handgun stance...a lot of arm is covering your COM, huh? Now pretend the guy in the mirror is a home invader aiming a gun at you. Think a glaser or #4 shot will make it to his vitals? I don't.
If you live on a farm or own a lot of land, there are plenty of scenarios where you would need 50 yds.+ of effective range and would be justified.
I'm not trying to be argumentative here or drag this out, but there's a lot of gun magazine garbage information out there about wound ballistics.