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Old 01-10-2020, 12:03 AM
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if an individual is hunting Cape Buffalo then YES energy - foot pounds / bullet mass matter a whole LOT, everything else is secondary. I think carrying a 400 Nitro express would be adequate in that scenario...For 2 legged perps not so much. For defense in the common application of that term there is a compromise one should ask oneself. Controllability, F/U shots & speed for same would require consideration for a caliber that is sufficient to penetrate adequately & fairly good ability to maintain on target between shots. I prefer .40 or .45 for this. Enough mass, enough penetration. As always accuracy is king.

There is no CNS 'shock' or massive permanent tissue displacement in these conventional pistol calibers. Anything traveling at 2000 FPS or better & carrying a payload upwards to 400 grains or more is a whole nother level., at that level lots of things happen that will never happen in a conventional defense pistol caliber.

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