Somehow in all that yapping, I forgot to mention a couple of very important things about defensive loads. ALWAYS use hollow-points. Several calibers, especially the 9mm lose their effectiveness if they don't expand. They just cruise right through. Although they will make a hole, they will be lacking the traumatic shock effect that is so valuable.

If anyone lives in a cold-weather climate, they should use the larger calibers. When people wear heavily insulated clothing, this can plug up the tip of hollow-points preventing them from expanding, so it's like shooting a regular hard-ball round. Without a hollow-point, a bigger hole is better than a small one.


Keep 'em all in the Bull.

Edited by - bulzeye on 01/28/2002 12:24:15