Since I have no combat experience, I feel uneasy about jumping in here, but I think sometimes these discussions about bullets tend to ignore common sense. While a modern hollow point may be the most effective choice, that doesn't render everything else ineffective. If you shoot someone with .45 hardball, you're firing a substantial piece of lead into their body at 500mph. It may not be ideal, but it's gonna have an effect. Pretty sure I'd go down!
The guy's with real experience of shooting and being shot, or those who have first hand knowledge of shootings (Erich), are certainly under no obligation to share unpleasant, personal stories on a internet message board, but they're the ones we need to listen to. They're not guessing, they know.
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