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Old 03-09-2017, 01:52 PM
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Is the .380 cartridge underpowered? Is the .380 cartridge underpowered? Is the .380 cartridge underpowered? Is the .380 cartridge underpowered? Is the .380 cartridge underpowered?  
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Default Is the .380 cartridge underpowered?

This may be a personal choice thing to many people but I'd like to look at this purely from stopping power. Aside from accuracy placement, is the .380 a good carry round? Balistic wise I am looking at 900-1,000 fps but only around 250-275 fpe. The way I see it is if you can't stop a 6'3" 300 lb. bad guy hiped up on drugs without trying to put 6-7 rounds in him isn't a round then ineffective in those first critical seconds?
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