Originally Posted by
wacojoe
I thought it was pretty well accepted that for stopping power of a pistol the key is the bigger the hole, the more the damage/stopping power. All other considerations are secondary.
True to a degree, for good reason. Big holes do lots of damage and let out lots of blood. But, the shock wave of a high velocity bullet can do massive tissue damage without making a huge entry hole.
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