But everyone says that now. Jeff Cooper is long in the cold cold ground and it doesn't look like he is coming back. (Pity.) So saying 'you need a round that begins with .4' is certainly not in fashion.
Why? The ballistic gelatin doesn't lie!
And everyone cites that picture.
Wait. Do that test again. I've seen that picture a few times and it changes slightly, sometimes. Fresh pictures. I'm a bit jaded recently with stuff asserted as fact on the internet. I'm ready to go along with it if you get similar results. But doesn't the temporary cavity on the 9mm seem a little anemic to you too? Like less than half as big when you think in 3 dimensions? I dunno...
The best gun is the one you have with you when you need it.
ReplyDeleteThat said, there should be more comparative tests like this one somewhere.
The biggest push for .45s, IMO, was the Brady large-cap magazine ban. Now that most of the country can go back to "wondernines", here we are.
ReplyDeleteMarty has a point: A S&W Airweight in your hand is oodles better than a Colt Commander that's back in the safe.
I carry my .45 commander so I don't have to say, "the teeny little .380/snub .38 I have is better than the .45 back in the safe."
ReplyDeleteWho are you trying to convince?
ReplyDeleteYou have turned your back on the one true faith, Tamara...
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