Recent content by Steve D

For civilian carry: I believe any cartridge will do the job. Getting shot at will get someone running. That's what we want. The bad guy's behavior will change, and he'll run. Civilians don't need to STOP the guy and prevent him from getting away. Cops have that duty. We don't. I like the idea of...

I assume you read my entire post and that your comment agrees with what I wrote, "... a hole is a hole".

No. The stopping power of the 45 ACP is not a myth. The big, slow 230 gr bullet has more than enough penetration against a human adversary. You can get the same results with a different cartridge, but a hole is a hole. I don't carry hollow points. Penetration is what I want and anything that...