Keep in mind also many of these events were long ago, and what we would consider "good" now isn't what we would consider "good" then. Not having been around in 1914, I can't say for sure, but I'd bet a .380ACP round was considered fairly potent as a man stopper relative to the times. McKinley and Huey Long were both felled by a .32
The other point to take from this general theory of under-powered firearms being so prevalent - a lot of these folks doing these assassinations aren't really gun owners. Many of them don't own one, and don't know much about them. What's a good caliber, or what's a good ammunition type.
The other point to take from this general theory of under-powered firearms being so prevalent - a lot of these folks doing these assassinations aren't really gun owners. Many of them don't own one, and don't know much about them. What's a good caliber, or what's a good ammunition type.