Seems like you're still considering Rule #1 of gun fighting-bring a gun.
Good luck with the interview, this has been a long road for you, and you're do a break!
Quick prayer sent for you.
Sending some positive Marianne W energy your way for good luck Rhino...
In the context of handgun bullet diameters, no, they don't. The body isn't a bucket of water. It's more of a hydraulic system with limited self-sealing capability wrapped in sponge. If sponge is damaged, not much leaking. If a low pressure line is ruptured, some leaking until it's sealed off or loses all it's fluid. High pressure line ruptured, lots of leaking and harder to self-seal via swelling and redirection of blood flow.
The only thing that has changed with my EDC recently is that I've committed to carrying more often and taking training classes.
... I just realized while typing this that I could carry a brief case. Duh...
https://www.policeone.com/police-he...ne-cop-carries-145-rounds-of-ammo-on-the-job/
One would think, and yet.
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Was that bullet a LRN or FMJ?
I respect your knowledge and opinion. However, These forensics may be right and terminal results correct but for me as long as I can handle the larger calibers accurately I will be at peace with myself using sub calibers for the games and BUG.
Dying Breed.
https://www.policeone.com/police-he...ne-cop-carries-145-rounds-of-ammo-on-the-job/
One would think, and yet.
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However the German invented round is anemic to me for my purposes. I never wanted something almost dead or a little dead or dead 17 times with high capacity.
Unless you go up to a 4 bore. Or the 30mm cannon on an A10. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttt!
FMJ. Don't see much LRN .45 in the wild.
There's nothing wrong with the cartridges you listed and I'm not trying to sway you from them. Just correcting the rather common misconception that bigger hole = more bleed out. I have to admit I was resistant to the notion the first time I read it in a terminal ballistics book, but eventually I had to admit my old biases weren't holding up to real world observations, what ER docs were telling me, etc. I'm fine carrying any of the common "duty" calibers, including the common duty revolver rounds, ASSUMING quality bullet construction. 9mm HST or .45 Colt silver tip, it's still about getting the bullet into something that matters and disrupting that something, and they can both do it if you do your part.
FWIW, I have a few boxes of quality carry ammunition for .45 Colt and .44 Magnum as I don't believe in having a firearm I can't press into defensive service if required. If I owned a .41 mag, I'm sure I'd be sourcing a few boxes of Silver tips as well.
The real lesson to that story, which reinforces what I said above about "9mm HST or .45 Colt silver tip, it's still about getting the bullet into something that matters and disrupting that something, and they can both do it if you do your part.":
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There's nothing "anemic" about a proper 9mm round. We're not talking about bulk 115 gr that sheds it's jacket and starts fragmenting as first contact, but something like a 147gr HST? A heavier 9mm that retains it's mass? It'll do what needs to be done. Break bone, keep trucking through a forearm, punch through a windshield, etc. Bullet construction matters more than caliber at this stage in the game.
This conversation does remind me of two guys going back and forth at the Coroner's office during an autopsy, though. They were cutting up a fellow who'd sustained quite a bit of damage. Split sternum, severed spine, fractured skull, etc.
Assistant: Don't get much deader than this.
Coroner: They are all the exact same amount of dead.
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Jim- I wasn't implying you are a dinosaur earlier, either. I'll out and say it!Very well said. Thank you. I do love the .41 Mag.
I think you'll find I anticipated your shenanigans with the qualifier: In the context of handgun bullet diameters, no, they don't.
A severed brachial artery can't get more severed, but a missing arm results in many more damaged blood vessels....
Jim- I wasn't implying you are a dinosaur earlier, either. I'll out and say it!
(I'm joking, at least regarding calibers)
There's nothing wrong with the calibers you've chosen. If I can swing it, a .41 Henry and revolver combo sounds pretty nice. Been on my list for probably 5 years.
Shot placement is the key. And even if I can make more holes, or place them better (probably not, you've got more time shooting than I've on this Earth), shot placement, from a properly controlled firearm, is the key.
As I tell my friends when I have a good day during our friendly competitions- I still wouldn't volunteer stand in front of you and hold the target!
(Plus, I don't recommend everything in that article- twin 33rd backup mags seems the slightest bit over the top)
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Acknowledged. But you've forced me to build the first 4 bore handgun on a TC Encore frame.
Nope, no changes in gear. Perhaps some changes in outlook, though.
No recent changes for me. I changed up to better address the modern day terrorist threats along with long gun toting thugs a few years back.
Always did think having a long gun around didn't cost much vs needing one and not.
I already carry a 10mm 1911 with the Underwood 200gr. What more do you want from me lol