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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4060337" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>Not really. Energy transfer from a 9MM projectile isn't that great. </p><p></p><p>When we're talking about common, defensive handgun calibers energy transfer means pretty much nothing. That's why it's so common to see video of people who've been shot continue to do whatever it was they were doing to get shot...sometimes they don't even react. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 20% of handgun wounds are fatal...because the projectiles don't do a lot of damage.</p><p></p><p>People die from blood loss. Unless they take a round to the brain or spinal cord some people can function quite well for a few minutes even after receiving a fatal handgun wound. Don't take my word for it...look up the Miami FBI shootout. Both guys received what eventually were fatal wounds but they continued to fight for a few minutes.</p><p></p><p>Things like "knock down power" and "energy transfer" are myths from the 70s and 80s (maybe even earlier) that need to die.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4060337, member: 45773"] Not really. Energy transfer from a 9MM projectile isn't that great. When we're talking about common, defensive handgun calibers energy transfer means pretty much nothing. That's why it's so common to see video of people who've been shot continue to do whatever it was they were doing to get shot...sometimes they don't even react. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 20% of handgun wounds are fatal...because the projectiles don't do a lot of damage. People die from blood loss. Unless they take a round to the brain or spinal cord some people can function quite well for a few minutes even after receiving a fatal handgun wound. Don't take my word for it...look up the Miami FBI shootout. Both guys received what eventually were fatal wounds but they continued to fight for a few minutes. Things like "knock down power" and "energy transfer" are myths from the 70s and 80s (maybe even earlier) that need to die. [/QUOTE]
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