expvideo
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imperialism2024 wrote:
Precisely my point. If you need that much penetration, you need something other than a handgun, or at least a very high caliber handgun. FMJ isn't going to do jack sh** to a grizzly, but a .454 cassul or a rifle would.
That is why FMJ is sold as "target ammo" and JHPs are sold as "defense ammo". There is no practical purpose for FMJ, off of the range.
imperialism2024 wrote:
expvideo wrote:If you're being attacked by a grizzly bear, for one...I challenge anyone on this board to present a situation where you would need more than 10" of penetration from a handgun. There is absolutely no purpose for FMJ in a fighting handgun. .32 auto is not a fighting handgun, so you're going to have to do better than that.
But I get the point you're making, and agree. And any sort of "cover" one might need to shoot through will either have no effect on JHP's, or the cover won't be defeated by FMJ's anyway.
The point of FMJ's is to comply with the international "rules" of war, and that's about it, IMO.
Precisely my point. If you need that much penetration, you need something other than a handgun, or at least a very high caliber handgun. FMJ isn't going to do jack sh** to a grizzly, but a .454 cassul or a rifle would.
That is why FMJ is sold as "target ammo" and JHPs are sold as "defense ammo". There is no practical purpose for FMJ, off of the range.