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Old March 25th, 2008, 03:38 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by OPFOR View Post
Two hits, two wound channels, two chances to hit the CNS, twice as many holes to bleed from, and (perhaps more importantly) two chances to score a hit, period - if you miss with that first .357 round, it will take twice as long to try again! All this, and the .357 is NOT twice as incapacitating as the 9mm when both are using good defensive ammo. So, in short, the 9mm seems to be the way to go in your situation.
Now there are some wise words worth repeating.

I recently spoke to a guy that works medical emergencies and over the years he has seen lots and lots of gunshot wound victims. His conclusion: caliber doesn't make a lot of difference. After seeing what he's seen over the years, he carries a G-19; don't know what load, but I'll ask him.

I think the lesson is, quit worrying about caliber, a miss with one caliber is as bad as a miss with another, focus on getting shots in the right places.
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