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Yep. Shared the video with a friend and veteran shooter in non-TV land. He said after a shootout in So Cal in the 90s involving armed and body-armored bad guys, a lot of folks (including cops) got to thinking the same about a .45's better whack over 9mm and .38s. He also observed that vests and armor vary widely, there are places with no coverage, and the bad guys getting hit aren't prepared and expecting it like the guy in the video, that when they do get hit, bad guys will probably go down.

Interesting ironies at work. Purporting to dispel "what you see in TV land" myths by way of ... TV! {^) And me, who hasn't had TV since it left analog and went digital, and hasn't had cable for 30 years.

Lurkina, I've never shot a critter nor been around hunting, but have seen the plain mass and physics of lead hitting plate steel from handguns. The same plate hit by one guy (say, a .32 or a .38) goes "pang," and hit by another guy with a .45, goes tumbling over with the stand wrestling the dust. Not all .45s or any ol' .45 load (mine won't), but some. No TV, just dust, sun, and physics. Just sayin'.