[rescue] The fat lady. . .

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kurt at k-huhn.com writes:

>If memory serves, the .45 ACP was chosen by the government for it's large
>bullet size, and minimal penetration.  The reasoning was that you wanted a
>bullet that would penetrate into flesh, expand, and stop.  You never want a
>clean hole in someone in a war - they can recover from clean holes.  But a
>bullet like the .45 ACP (and even +P) enter, expand quite a bit, and leave a
>nasty dirty wound.  The .45 is a "one shot, one kill" load against unarmored
>targets

>The 9mm is slightly different, carrying more velocity.  The 9mm was designed
>to be slightly higher velocity, with a slightly smaller presentation
>diameter on target.  This allows it to penetrate deeper into a target, and
>do most of its damage internally - with the common hollow point rounds.
>This was the successor to the .45, as far as the armed forces sidearms are
>concerned.  The 9mm, due to its higher velocity, makes a better caliber for
>"hot" rounds - such as armor piercing and explosive tip rounds.

>The 44 Mag, which isn't in too widespread of use, is a "very freaking
>impressive" caliber.  Same weight as  .45 ACP (~200 grains) but 30 to 40
>percent more velocity.  Weapons that use this caliber are expensive, and it
>takes serious training to handle one - due to the recoil.

Where does the 357 fit into all of this? (An ex of mine has a 357.)

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