I'm not arguing energy to be the only deciding factor here for the record. There are many factors that will influence a bullets effectiveness as I stated in one of my previous posts, and you do need to look at all of them.
however, it certainly is a very good starting point.
again, were talking bullets vs bullets here. Not arrows vs bullets. Lets try to keep this a heads up comparison and not apples and oranges. And if you're comparing say hst .40 to hst .45, ballistic gel tests have proven that .40 is just as effective.
Handgun Ammo Gel Penetration - Kobalt's Place - Gallery - ASMDSS
and for the record, I skip on 9mm because I don't think it's an effective enough round.
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I strongly dislike 40. I know there are some guys on here that live it, but I'm just not a fan. There's something about the "snap" that I dislike...a lot.
Its not bad, there's just something about it that my hands don't like. I'll stick to my .357, .44, and 9mm in semi.
44 recoil less than 40 witch one specials or magnums? magnums let you know what your shootingI've never shot a .44, but from the way I read your post you think the recoil of a .44 is less than a .40 S&W? Is this true? I don't mind the recoil of my XDM 3.8 in .40 at all and is a compact, not a heavy gun by any means.
44 recoil less than 40 witch one specials or magnums? magnums let you know what your shooting
Exactly the point I'm trying to make, a guy is complaining about the recoil of a .40 then goes on to say that he prefers a .44...
That is completely different. The .40 S&W is "snappy". (Please feel free to agree or apply purple where appropriate. I will let you decide for yourself.)
Brown Besses were actually known to penetrate two soldiers, bone or not.
I'm not gonna argue a recoil difference between calibers, however has anyone else noticed that recoil is very subjective and greatly effected by the gun of choice??? Personally, from my own experience, .40 out of ANY HK is not the same when compared to .40 out of say a glock. This isn't bashing glock by any means, but rather suggesting that different firearms handle recoil differently. Also, (this is totally my opinion) I think it's interesting that the .40 is considered the "perfect compromise" (I've been guilty of it myself)....What if it's not a compromise at all, but instead just a good round with a bad reputation, due to different personal experiences? The old adage goes "any round is good with practice" or "carry what youre comfortable shooting" ....maybe, but I think it would be interesting to look at FIREARMS in relation to caliber, rather than caliber alone...just my .02
So if I were to carry a Brown Bess as my EDC, could I divide the number of imagined potential perps by two in order to arrive at the number of reloads I should carry? I currently sort of imagine two rounds per possible assailant and then add a few for good measure!