A good choice, although prone to overpentration. Not so much so with a good defensive round, aka "evil hollow point which slices and dices like a buzz saw".
I drove by the place about 30 mins or so after this happened. Initially the reports were that the restaraunt next door was the target of the robbery.
Now it's clear that's where the call came from.
And I'll bet that the owner did his ammo research pretty well.
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I like the Remington 110 grain HP round with the scalloped jacket. It expands rapidly on impact with soft tissue, which minimizes overpenetration and maximizes tissue damage and shock. The 125 grain HP loads are claimed to be the most effective manstoppers, but they're also prone to overpenetrate and cause collateral damage in a populated area. Even worse in that regard are the 158 grain lead solids which will pass through a human torso at it's thickest point and still retain enough velocity to kill or seriously wound innocent bystanders.
The only time I carry a .357 mag is when I take my daily walks in an area where two very aggressive Rottweilers live. On other times when I go armed it's usually with a small .380 pocket pistol that's easier to conceal and lighter to carry. The dogs' owner has been warned by LE to keep them chained or penned up, but shes not very careful in that regard. Not too long ago the dogs treed a powerline worker on a power pole for quite some time until the woman came out and called them off.
If they ever come after me while I'm walking on a public road they won't survive the encounter if I have enough time to aim properly and squeeze off a cylinder of HPs. I love dogs, but I don't intend to be used as a chew toy by those two if I can avoid it.