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OK, heres the deal. I am posting this in the hopes that everyone can be mature and not spout off at the mouth about how they themselves are a badass and only worry about things such as shot placement and skill. Of course shot placement is important but why not tip the scale in your favor some more by useing the best bullets available for the everyday encounter. Same goes to you know-it-alls about .45 ACP being the only round for self defense. This topic is about 9MM so if you want to make yourself sound cool over the internet by bashing 9MM and the different kinds of JHP then please do so someplace else.
Ok, having said that, I want to bring up a few subjects. First, stopping power is measured in joules, or footpounds. Theoretically, 350 footpounds means that a bullet striking 350 pounds of (steel or somthing that will stop the bullet immediately) will have enough force to send said objects 12'' in the air. While larger calibers may have more stopping power because they are larger, the key is to get the bullet to stop dead in its tracks to transfer the total energy into an object.
then other things come into play, like penetration. You got have penetration. But stopping power and penetration go hand in hand. Heres why, anything going over 1200 fps weighing 115-147 grains will penetrate. The question is how much?
I have been testing different types of ammo, 115-124 grain.
gold dots, golden sabres, some plain old winchester whitebox JHP. and also some corbon +p. before i post what i have found and how i found it, I would like to hear everyones opinions as to
1) which bullet/grain penetrates the most while mushrooming
2) which bullet/grain penetrates the least while mushrooming
3) is 115 better than 124 grain? 115 may be faster but its lighter so does it mean that it will be easier to stop?
Ok, having said that, I want to bring up a few subjects. First, stopping power is measured in joules, or footpounds. Theoretically, 350 footpounds means that a bullet striking 350 pounds of (steel or somthing that will stop the bullet immediately) will have enough force to send said objects 12'' in the air. While larger calibers may have more stopping power because they are larger, the key is to get the bullet to stop dead in its tracks to transfer the total energy into an object.
then other things come into play, like penetration. You got have penetration. But stopping power and penetration go hand in hand. Heres why, anything going over 1200 fps weighing 115-147 grains will penetrate. The question is how much?
I have been testing different types of ammo, 115-124 grain.
gold dots, golden sabres, some plain old winchester whitebox JHP. and also some corbon +p. before i post what i have found and how i found it, I would like to hear everyones opinions as to
1) which bullet/grain penetrates the most while mushrooming
2) which bullet/grain penetrates the least while mushrooming
3) is 115 better than 124 grain? 115 may be faster but its lighter so does it mean that it will be easier to stop?