This just a marketing gimmick. All that stuff about stopping power only matters in extreme cases that are extraordinarily unlikely to ever happen.
Yea, I understand "be prepared". But there is a point when you have to ask "be prepared for what? And how likely is it?". If you want to be prepared for every possible scenario you could possibly run into during your life, you'd end up living without really living.Life has risks, millions of them. There are a hell of a lot of risks that are far more likely than needing full stopping power. Are you going to live your life in a bomb shelter? Are you going to be a germaphobe and live in a sterile bubble?
If someone cares about the difference between a FMJ and one of these rounds, then they shouldn't be driving a car which is way more dangerous, and way more likely than a round like this making a difference.
Muzzle velocity, muzzle energy, etc etc
Do the physics/math on energy of any pistol round compared to a car driving at slow speeds. Do you drive a car or ride in one? Driving a car and being concerned about the round, is like jumping out of an airplane without a chute and wondering if your shoes have enough cushion for hitting the ground.
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I don't know. The point of self defense is to neutralize the threat, not necessarily to insure death.
The best bullet for doing that is a hollow point. It doesn't over penetrate (pass through the target). It expands, hits hard, and is designed to expend all its energy in the target. "Oomph!" Like getting hit by a 500 mph fast ball. And, yes, it causes lots of damage. After a double tap, the fucker ain't getting up.
Those fragmenting rounds are designed to disperse like shrapnel in a body. I don't even know if they have the same hit power as a hollow point. They are designed to shred, damage multiple organs, cause a person to bleed out, make life-saving surgery very difficult, and cause almost certain death.
so is it like shotguns in movies where it spreads to like multiple parts of your body but this one is on impact
I think I seen someone with it where I live 💀
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They're not going to drop your target any faster, I believe they'd actually have less dropping power than a standard HP. If you've ever seen one fired into ballistics gel, they definitely make a mess but most of the damage is close to the surface because those shards lose all their energy almost immediately. Meanwhile, a HP opens up a much bigger cavity at a much more effective depth into the target.
I'm not against them but I think they're an expensive waste of time, that's my opinion.
Most cases when a Good Guy with a gun shoots someone. It is to stop a threat. The more internal destruction that a bullet can do. The better chance you have of incapacitating the attacker. Those bullets look like the California version. All copper. Wouldnโt want to give a Bad Guy lead poisoning, now would you?
If those bullets can do more damage. You would have to research the test results or do one on your own. One thing about those bullets. They may not ricochet as much as the HP or the solid nosed ones.I carry those and the original Black Talons before they nerfed those. I've still got a couple thousand left of the originals. Further down the mag switches to Hornady American Gunner, 115-grain Jacketed Hollow Point for heightened penetration, because if I'm going past 10 shots then I'm probably not worried about overpenetration anymore, or I'm having to shoot through a windshield or something.
I think its kind of redundant, as it won't ensure immediate death/downing any more than a regular bullet. So its useless in a confrontation while defending yourself, because if the initial impact doesn't down them, they can still fire back, even if shrapnelled internally. Better off just aiming properly and firing off multiple rounds if in that much danger that you even need to fire a gun at someone.
Gimmick. Youโre paying out the ass for some shit that has the ballistics of a pine cone. A regular HP will do the job just fine. Hell, in most self defense scenarios, FMJ will probably work just fine too.
Sounds like you live in a nice place, fellow.
Where do you live? Gaza strip or something?
I imagine they have their use. I went with a.357 magnum because of the stopping power. It took me a long time to get used to the kick.
So. Glaser rounds, but with a stupid gimmicky name?
Unnecessary. Unless they significantly reduce over penetration why bother
Fine by me. Some devils need to be gunned down when they try their evil ish on others.
Well my expert opinion says they go boom
they are powerful
Should be illegal in the US.
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