Are these ballistics for each firearm caliber correct?
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Those are not what I would call ballistics. Those are entry verses exits holes, and they are at best only correct for entry holes in paper.
The fact is different designs of bullets make vastly different exit holes in different material. Besides the design of the round the velocity and distance to target also make a big difference.
When you start talking flesh the variance in what one bullet will do verses another is huge, and whether the impact of the bullet is just soft flesh verses harder muscle and/or bone also makes a huge difference.
Hollow point and core lokt bullets make a bigger exit hole in general. Ballistic tip bullets will blow the hell of the insides of living beings and hardly make an exit hole under the right circumstances. Hard nosed rounds like the military uses, and are currently the most available can zip through flesh causing only minimal damage to surrounding tissue. They are a shitty alternative for self defense due to the fact that they don't do more damage. It seems like finding anything else on the store shelves these days is a lot harder than it used to be.
Yea, terminal ballistics is a study in and of itself, as well as ballistic coefficients.
You sound like a man that likes the smell of gunpowder.
I've had a gun in my hand since I was about seven years old, so about sixty years of hunting and shooting.
I'm not that far behind you.
I feel sorry for the kids today, in this anti gun culture.
I try to corrupt as many that come my way.
Oh thanks for the information and I agree, they know that if the American people have adequate protection to defend then their ideals of having criminals to attack won't go as they have planned.
That would depend on whether I had a vest and how far away the shot was coming from. lol
But actually I would prefer neither.
In a word, no.
Not even accurate in paper. Dumb.
My 50Cal IDF Desert Eagle leaves a way Fn bigger hole than that ;)
I have shot deer with a 30;06 for years. I have seen exit wounds the size of a baseball.
With wad cutters maybe, hollow points, hydra shock would be different. A lot of available bullet designs with different characteristics. You looking for a suitable caliber for self defense?
Well it depends, something like a Glock 32 is on my mind. Since I live in California there's certain firearms that I would like to own but unfortunately they're not legally available to purchase here for some reason unlike the other states.
.357sig is a whole different animal. You WILL NOT make any friends on indoor ranges.
I'm a big fan of the 357 mag, the SIG is different don't have much experience with them. The 357 mag was marketed in the day by hunting grizzlies, and getting the job done. The 38 p+ gets close to the 357 but not quite there, however it's a more versatile gun, because you can also load it with just 38s, slower moving less likely over penetrate, tru the wall and into a love one. I prefer a wheel gun for things that go bump in the middle of the night. I'll address the immediate threat and work my way to the assault rifle.
Since you're talking glock, you must be a auto fan.
I've got a pair of 35s in 40s, neutered 10mils, flatter faster than the 45s, harder hitting than the 9s in my opinion a suitable handgun round, but I also have a few 9s as well, ammo easier to find, and cheaper.
The great thing about the Glocks like the ARs is the modularization, with a slide and spring change you can have a different caliber, on the same frame. Hence the FrankenGlock (on a full frame most interchange).
Availability is always a issue, wildcat rounds while fun may be hard to find, nato 9mm, 556, 762 should be easier to source.
IMHO these calibers should be the core of any collection.
This is like the most Fudd diagram I've ever seen. I mean, you MIGHT get something like the 357 exit whole out of 357 Magnum or 10mm if you use heavy hot loads and the right type of bullet. The rest are complete horse crap.
No. They are not.
Why do you ask? Oblakhan has it covered.
Let’s test this on pedophiles skulls to see if this illustration is indeed true