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bobs_uruncle
reply to post by mysterioustranger
Waste the FMJ as a warning shot, fill the balance with FHPs. I did that in my 9P and 44, except a bit worse than FHPs and it worked out very well.
Cheers - Dave
Never fire warning shots. You should only discharge your firearm if you intend to kill in self defense.
coldkidc
Why would a full metal jacket round ever have an advantage over a hollow point in a real world application for a hand gun?
Full metal jacket goes through human targets - you could hit someone behind them & you reduce the inertial transfer of the bullet because some of the energy is not stopping in your target (reduced stopping power)
Hollow points on the other hand are designed for maximum tissue damage and have more of a tendency to stop in the target
Why would a full metal jacket round ever have an advantage over a hollow point in a real world application for a hand gun?
Domo1
-You're not going to get much penetration out of an FMJ pistol round. It's not a rifle. It's not going to be like the movies where you can shoot through walls and know where someone is, and a lot of cover is going to be adequate in blocking the round.