OldMarksman
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Of course not, but it was not considered inadequate, either.Can we say that the 30 krag round would not penetrate their clothing?
What was learned, primarily in Cuba, is that .30 cal. and 7mm FMJ rifle bullets caused clean wounds that did not get infected as quickly as those made with lead .45 and 11mm lead bullets.
If so, so what? The role of the handgun in US and British Army service had not changed; it was a cavalry weapon. The British had switched from .36 to .450 revolvers, and the US, from Texas Ranger .36 revolvers to .44 for the Army, retaining the .36 for the Navy, which had only small numbers of horse soldiers.Was the move to a 45 round just typical generals fighting the last war?
There's no question about that in my mind.I suspect there was validity to going to the 45.
One should not assume that the .45 was all that effective against the Moros, however, It was just better than the .38 LC.
The experts tell us that the diameter makes some difference, but that what is hit makes the most. More shots on target will increase the odds on that.I own more 9s than 45s, but just reloading for them show quite a difference. Is the 9 more efficient than the 45, probably, but only recently with new bullets, otherwise its just a 355 hole vs a 451 hole or a 308 hole.
With a shot through a lung, the minor difference in diameter will have very little impact in terms of effective rapid incapacitation. Same for two lungs. But with more hits, the likelihood of hitting something vital is hither, regardless of diameter.
Around seven years ago, with my great "knowledge" of how the .45 stopped the Moros cold, my confusing the kick in my hand with effectiveness, and the obviously greater impact on steel plates, I bought a .45.
I had had no defensive shooting training.
Then someone here showed some comparative penetration data. I learned something about wounding effectiveness--I had somehow never paid enough attention to anatomy. And I availed myself of some high performance defensive shooting range. The differences in impact rapidity on steel plates among shooters using the 9mm, the .40, and the .45 made me seriously question beliefs I had held tor many years.
And then when the latest high-performance defensive loads in 9mm came out...