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To: TexasGator
“If you are going to fire body mass, there is a minimum of energy mass needed to stop someone.”

Which no bullet has.

The closest to being able to do that is .45 Long Colt.

During the Philippine insurrection our troops had .38s.

The bad guys were attacking them in the jungle or high grass with machetes.

Three of our guys could empty their .38s into the attackers before the attack was stopped. Those 3 guys often died of their wounds.

The Army took back the .38s and re-issued .45 Long Colts, used in the Indian wars.

One shot from the .45 in the center of mass and no more Mr. Machete.

At 900 feet per second, it is comfortable for the shooter.

It just shoves against your hand and wrist, rather than the painful rap from higher velocity shells.

That big hunk of slow moving lead does the job.

It should work well on a meth head attacker.

51 posted on 01/10/2022 9:45:21 AM PST by Mogger
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To: Mogger

“It just shoves against your hand and wrist, rather than the painful rap from higher velocity shells.”

Thus the mass-energy (sic) of the 45 only shoves against the wrist. Obviously not enough to stop a charging msn


59 posted on 01/10/2022 10:11:03 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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