> 9mm ain't that bad. But, as far as I know, criminals can and do use
I sell industrial plastics, including polycarbonate laminates ("bulletproof
glass"). The factory sent us some samples of 1.250" sheet, composed of 2
layers 0.125 thick sandwiching two layers 0.500"
thick--and
the samples had been tested, just to help make the point. The 9mm Hi Power
slug penetrated 3 layers (ie 1.125") and dimpled the last layer. The.45 cal
only penetrated the first (.125") layer, whereupon it fragmented. The moral of
the story, of course, is "don't get shot."
laserlight spake thusly upon matters weighty:
> > 9mm ain't that bad. But, as far as I know, criminals can and do use
sheet,
> composed of 2 layers 0.125 thick sandwiching two layers 0.500"
thick--and
> the samples had been tested, just to help make the point. The 9mm Hi
This penetration is one of the reasons police have to be very careful
in in-building scenarios. If they overpenetrate, they can kill
civilians. And overpenetration on a fleshy target doesn't give KE transfer or
tissue damage to the extent that a
fragmenting/mushrooming round that stops does.
Tom.
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> laserlight spake thusly upon matters weighty:
sheet,
> composed of 2 layers 0.125 thick sandwiching two layers 0.500"
thick--and
> the samples had been tested, just to help make the point. The 9mm Hi
Which explains the increasing popularity of the 10mm (.40 cal) round. It
offers better stopping power than 9mm, but higher ammo capacity than.45 cal.
- Sam