“Just shoot him a little bit”
“Why didn’t the cop just shoot him in the arm, or the leg?” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard or read something along these li...
Tag: stopping power
Let’s talk about handgun stopping power
We’re going to open with a quote: “…there is no appreciable difference in the effectiveness of the 9 mm and the .45 ACP cartridges.” Vin...
The myth of the temporary wound cavity
The tissue disruption caused by a handgun bullet is limited to two mechanisms. The first, or crush mechanism is the hole that the bullet makes passing through t...
Legendary stopping power
Everyone who’s ever been on the gun section of the internet knows two things. The first is that you carry a .45 because they don’t make a .46, and t...
Let’s Talk Terminal Ballistics: The Confusion of Anecdotal Data
If you’ll remember back to last few weeks, we’ve talked about a number of aspects regarding handgun terminal ballistics. First we talked about how b...