I've been looking into the effectiveness of various cartridges. As near as I can figure, it's hard to beat Hornady Critical Defense for stopping power. The test results put HCD .380 well above 9mm hollow points that were available 20 years ago. It seems like there have been a lot of advances in ammo development over the last couple of decades.
I'm carrying 9mm and .380 so I'll probably go with HCD. I'm not sure if that's the best option for my car-gun (.45 1911)
My wife is carrying a Walther P22 22lr. I'm not sure if there is a realistic option for a stopping round but I'd like to figure out the best option.
Most of the test results that I've looked into use a standard of 2 layers of denim against a block of ballistic gel. That doesn't make sense to me. Firing through denim is rarely the objective. It seems to me that they should use a layer of hoodie cloth. That would be a more realistic situation.
I'm carrying 9mm and .380 so I'll probably go with HCD. I'm not sure if that's the best option for my car-gun (.45 1911)
My wife is carrying a Walther P22 22lr. I'm not sure if there is a realistic option for a stopping round but I'd like to figure out the best option.
Most of the test results that I've looked into use a standard of 2 layers of denim against a block of ballistic gel. That doesn't make sense to me. Firing through denim is rarely the objective. It seems to me that they should use a layer of hoodie cloth. That would be a more realistic situation.