Handgun article

[Waterfowler]

I read an great article a few months ago that did a real life comparison of the different handgun calibres for combat. It compared 9, 40, 45. Talked about ballistics, wounds, ammo, mag capacity, etc, etc.

Anybody familiar with the article i'm talking about. I can no longer find it.

 

[tjhaile]

I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but this is probably the best thing I have read on the subject:

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=19887

 

[Cocked&Locked]

Summed up as follows. Any centerfire handgun cartidge with a modern hollowpoint bullet, delivered to a vital area is equally effective. To non vital areas, ineffective, to small but varying degrees. The metal state and chemically boosted/polluted blood stream of the target will have more effect on the outcome of the shooting then the caliber. Big bullets take up more room in mags and move slower, you can have more little ones and they move faster and shoot a bit flatter. If you really need to shoot something, use a rifle. Hows that? Saved you pages of read

 

[Waterfowler]

If you can only have a 40 or a 45 handgun Going into a gunfight which one do you take?? Eight rounds in the 45 or 15 in the 40??? Hypothetically speaking of course

 

[bollox]

30 rounds of 5.56

 

[t_102]

30 rounds of M193 5.56

Fixed it for ya

 

[masa]

If you can only have a 40 or a 45 handgun Going into a gunfight which one do you take?? Eight rounds in the 45 or 15 in the 40??? Hypothetically speaking of course

dude, are you planning on killing someone or something?! haha

 

[Cocked&Locked]

If you can only have a 40 or a 45 handgun Going into a gunfight which one do you take?? Eight rounds in the 45 or 15 in the 40??? Hypothetically speaking of course

see my post. logically, you take the one with the most...heck, i'd prefer 19 rnds of 9mm....not that it will ever matter in Canada. And if I thought i was gonna need it, it would be the 30 rnds of M193 5.56

 

[Waterfowler]

30 rounds of 5.56

Wipe the drool off your chin and try and focus on the actual question.

 

[Waterfowler]

dude, are you planning on killing someone or something?! haha

You never know when sumtin needs killin!!!!

 

[Cocked&Locked]

You never know when sumtin needs killin!!!!

your neighbours got one of those yappy barking mini mutts don't they

 

[DrSpaceJam]

To OP, you may find this interesting. http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/handgun-stopping-power

 

[misanthropist]

I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but this is probably the best thing I have read on the subject:

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=19887

Definitely one of my top picks for articles on the subject.

 

[tjhaile]

Fixed it for ya

Once again, the good Dr. Roberts has some wise advice:
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=19881
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=26905

If I had to trust my life to 5.56, my ammo choice would a a good barrier blind load with either a Barnes TSX or bonded softpoint. M193 or any other FMJ is best used for training.

 

[bollox]

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