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To: Paladin2

They are all pretty much the same. And no pistol round has “knockdown power”. If it did it would knock you backwards just as hard. Isaac Newton and all...

A 125JHP .357 Mag does seem to incapacitate faster than anything extant, but it doesn’t even knock anyone down. It’s a function of it’s velocity, bullet design and shocking power. But not everyone shoots it well.


15 posted on 04/10/2023 5:16:36 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: DesertRhino

My stopping load recipe?

357 Hornady XTP 158 gr bullet, with 8.6 gr Accurate no. 5


64 posted on 04/11/2023 4:31:51 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not where you were born but a State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: DesertRhino

It’s why a .45 ACP is great for stopping a target - the slow slug packs a wallop and literally pushes back...


68 posted on 04/11/2023 5:27:49 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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