…about that guy in Houston who turned Replica Robber into Swiss cheese: from the sound of the gunshots and the zero recoil, I’m thinking a small-caliber chambering — 9mm Luger at best, more likely a.380 ACP or even .32 ACP.
Which means he had to empty his mag to get the thing done (for the moment, we’ll ignore the coup-de-grâce shot right at the end).
And here’s something we all need to acknowledge: when shooting a handgun in such a situation, bullet size matters. Even velocity is not as important, because as all the smart kids know, the difference in velocity between (say) a .38 Special and .357 Mag bullet — when fired from a short-barreled carry revolver — is negligible. You’re still left with a .36″ projectile to do your dirty work.
As hunters of dangerous game animals also know, you don’t use a .270 Win cartridge to hunt buffalo, even though its velocity is perfectly capable of penetrating a buffalo’s thick hide. You want impact, and shock — and that comes from a heavier bullet delivered at .270-like velocity.
I’ll explore the personal implications of the above in a later post.
