Heres an interesting point to make. Since someone elses thread was closed down, i have to make my own.
The original was by "chaperallcat".
There are alot of people who take what they read in the magazines and on the tv shows are reality, must does. They block in what one talking head says as the holy grail of knowledge and anything that disproves that, is well hated and trashed.
In the newest self defense rag from 'gun world", they have a feature on 'selecting proper ammunition for personal defense'. They start it out with , get a shotgun for at home. otherwise keep a pistol.
They say that a snub nose revolver is to powerful to use do to recoil. but yet the barrel wont get enough velocity or energy to ensure repeatable expansion of a bullet. Thus if you use one, use CAST LEAD SWC so you get penetration.
They then say that a short barreled .380 or 9mm are the best overall. anything with a smaller diameter bullet wont have enough energy, expansion, or energy to be useful for anything.
.327 disproves that out of a normal service barrel.
And anything with a bigger bullet diameter is going to have to much recoil, blast, over penetration, that its going to be a one shot gun for most people.
They also make the claim that a jsp or jhp is your only option for self defense. Its supposed to be so much better somehow. but they dont really explain how.
Sure if you want to follow what the magazines say, fine. but please dont disregard the way they contradict themselves in the same articles.
The original was by "chaperallcat".
There are alot of people who take what they read in the magazines and on the tv shows are reality, must does. They block in what one talking head says as the holy grail of knowledge and anything that disproves that, is well hated and trashed.
In the newest self defense rag from 'gun world", they have a feature on 'selecting proper ammunition for personal defense'. They start it out with , get a shotgun for at home. otherwise keep a pistol.
They say that a snub nose revolver is to powerful to use do to recoil. but yet the barrel wont get enough velocity or energy to ensure repeatable expansion of a bullet. Thus if you use one, use CAST LEAD SWC so you get penetration.
They then say that a short barreled .380 or 9mm are the best overall. anything with a smaller diameter bullet wont have enough energy, expansion, or energy to be useful for anything.
.327 disproves that out of a normal service barrel.
And anything with a bigger bullet diameter is going to have to much recoil, blast, over penetration, that its going to be a one shot gun for most people.
They also make the claim that a jsp or jhp is your only option for self defense. Its supposed to be so much better somehow. but they dont really explain how.
Sure if you want to follow what the magazines say, fine. but please dont disregard the way they contradict themselves in the same articles.
