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Originally Posted by dsink
I see this subject come up from time to time and one of the standard responces is, "target wadcutters are to slow"
So let me ask this. At what speed does a wadcutter cross the threshold and go from being a target bullet to a self defense bullet?
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I guess one could argue the .41rf at 450fps was 'fast enough' since somebody somewhere was killed by it. The problem is relying on a soft lead Wadcutter at 600fps to 'stop' a BG.
Stops usually require major blood loss or tissue damage, breaking a major bone like a femur, pelvis, breastbone...or surrender. A target WC might do that, but there's plenty of examples where similar ballistics fail to do that, especially against the skull. Given my choices, I'd want more.