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On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:56:56 -0800 (PST), "*e#c"
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:28:12 -0800 (PST), Tim
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On Dec 12, 6:43*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
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On 12/12/11 7:22 PM, wrote:

On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:11:09 -0500, X ` Man
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On 12/12/11 4:58 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:43:45 -0500, X ` Man

Oh, a 200-pound mammal, man or otherwise, is not that hard to stop with
a few shots from a 9mm pistol.

You go first *;-)

I haven't had to shoot any animals and I hope I never have to do so. I'm
not concerned about bears out at the Shenandoah, but the packs of wild
dogs concern lots of residents and visitors out there.

I've read enough about bullet impact to know that if I had to drop a
thug with a 9mm, I could do so. I only use the "cheap" ammo for target
practice. For defense, I use Speer Gold Dot 9MM +P 124 grain hollowpoints:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=YcwaMwB13Gg

I don't like the higher grain count 9MM rounds.

I think if you had actually shot a few animals you would find out they
are a lot tougher that you think.
It is no accident that people use slugs in shotguns or center fire
rifles to hunt bears and a bear hunter still gets mauled occasionally
by a bear with a couple of bullet holes in him.

9mm is barely enough to call a self defense round against 2 legged
animals, even with high performance bullets. Cops use them, simply
because of the perception that more rounds in the magazine will make
up for mediocre terminal performance.
It is no accident that the FBI uses a 40 cal.

.40 S&W produces too much muzzle flip for real accuracy and is also a
lot louder than 9mm. 9 mm is a fine self-defense round for someone who
knows how to shoot a pistol. Terminal performance is not an issue in
most armed encounters, where the range typically is less than 15 feet.
At that distance, I can put 10 rounds in a damned small circle, even if
I am firing rapidly.

I don't have a 9mm but I do have a .380 and yes, at 15 ft. I can put
about 3 rd.s in a 3" circle. However, I also have a 45ACP AMT
Hardballer, *AND an original 1917 issue Colt 1911A . I use hand
drilled, hollow point, lead wad cutters in both.

And with either. I can put 1 slug through a 3" circle. *And in a "have
to" situation, that's all that would be necessary.

I have a .380 I can hit things with too but I am not expecting a lot
of stopping power out of it. This is a .380 round bouncing off a hard
drive.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Bad%20W-D.jpg

A .45 will get the job done.

22's are far more lethal. It has been proven. They enter one place,
bounce around, and exit another. Very Lethal

.223 perhaps but not really true of the .22rf.

They can cause fatal damage but it is not really immediate and in a
serious social situation (or a bear attack) you want immediate
results

On the farm, we would use a .22 to stun a steer unconscious by shooting him in the forehead. Then,
when he was down, slit it's throat. Pretty humane way of killing the critter.