[andy]

with many of the factory loads, cause they only get 800 fps in a 5" barrel, when you actually chrono them. 210 lousy ft lbs, no expansion, and 1/3rd or more of that "power" wasted on overpenetration of the chest.

Put a 6" barrel in a locked breech 380, you can get a 85 gr Silvertip jhp to 1450 fps. That's real expansion of the jhp, and 400 ft lbs, NONE of which is wasted on overpenetration of the man. So much for the "power" of .45 ball, eh? When you compare gunsize to gun size, a 2.5" .45 Backup AMT has a 2.5" barrel, while a 6" OAL 380 has a 3.5" barrel. A 1911 that has a 3.5" barrel is 7" long. a regular 1911 is 8.5" long. Until you get off of your dead ass and put MUCH better ammo in that .45, it aint much at all.

 

[Garand]

Shot placement is far more important than your silly numbers.

 

[Aslan]

wasted in over penetration? I guess it all depends on which set of theories you subscribe to.

There's a lot more involved than just transfer of energy (as your supposedly being shot in the belt buckle by a .45 should have taught you.)

:devil:

 

[Magnum88C]

High-speed, no-weight projectiles like you bray on about that make nasty surface wounds, but don't get to the vitals are worth much less than a slow, heavy round that runs you through.

Of course, as his others posts point out, he can't control the slow, heavy round.

 

[SatCong]

Andy,
So today, unlike yesterday, the 380 is ok?
You must be consisitant with the meds for them to really work.
SatCong