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<blockquote data-quote="gerhard1" data-source="post: 1579418" data-attributes="member: 5391"><p>This is not a direct answer to the OP's question, and I'm not going to answer it, because I think that far too much is made of the ammunition.</p><p></p><p>Other factors are much more important in determining who comes out of a gunfight alive than the gun and ammunition that you pick.</p><p></p><p>First, is mental preparation. If you have not made the decision to shoot if you have to, then the gun (and by extension the cartridge) becomes irrelevant.</p><p></p><p>Second is the use of sound tactics. this includes, but is not limited to proper use of cover and concealment.</p><p></p><p>Third is bullet placement. A hit with a 38 beats the hell out of a miss with a 45, and like some other posters here have said, a hit to the medulla puts a man out of commission very quickly.</p><p></p><p>Only after all of these other factors have been accounted for does the bullet/cartidge/caliber assume any importance.</p><p></p><p>The best answer that I can gve the OP is either of them will work, so select the one that you shoot best, and don't get too hung up on the latest Master Blaster round.</p><p></p><p>One other thing that has been touched upon here is that the purpose of the shots you fire is not to kill your adversary; it is to STOP whatever actions of his that forced you to shoot in the first place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gerhard1, post: 1579418, member: 5391"] This is not a direct answer to the OP's question, and I'm not going to answer it, because I think that far too much is made of the ammunition. Other factors are much more important in determining who comes out of a gunfight alive than the gun and ammunition that you pick. First, is mental preparation. If you have not made the decision to shoot if you have to, then the gun (and by extension the cartridge) becomes irrelevant. Second is the use of sound tactics. this includes, but is not limited to proper use of cover and concealment. Third is bullet placement. A hit with a 38 beats the hell out of a miss with a 45, and like some other posters here have said, a hit to the medulla puts a man out of commission very quickly. Only after all of these other factors have been accounted for does the bullet/cartidge/caliber assume any importance. The best answer that I can gve the OP is either of them will work, so select the one that you shoot best, and don't get too hung up on the latest Master Blaster round. One other thing that has been touched upon here is that the purpose of the shots you fire is not to kill your adversary; it is to STOP whatever actions of his that forced you to shoot in the first place. [/QUOTE]
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