[quote]ORIGINAL: Tony Orlando and Dawn
ORIGINAL: tmeservey
If a 9mm out penetrates a 45, try setting up some bowling ball pins or some oldsteel truck tire rims and tell me which has more penetration and knock down power. At a charging bear i want the largest caliber possible. We've tested both calibers and there is really no comparison. the 9 is alot faster but the 45 has a heavier bullet/energy especially idf you are using solids. I too prefer a hollow point.
There are no hunting seasons for bowling pins or truck tire rims. And rarely (if ever) will you have to defend yourself against them.
All too often illogical comparisons are made. No animal is as hard as steel or even as hard and dense as a bowling pin. Only consideration I would use is tissue and bone.