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Originally Posted by SilenceDoGood
I have heard that JHP's somtimes are not effective against people in heavy winter clothing, is this true? If so, are the EFMJ's a better alternative?
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Any bullet needs to get through the "barrier" to get the job done. Winter clothing adds more crud to gum up the HP in JHP's, yes.
What's enough? Who's to say? There aren't a lot of cadaver shooting tests that I'm aware of, testing various clothing, etc.
What I do: If a given bullet is shown in standardized tests to penetrate 9" and another is shown to penetrate an average of 13", then I can be reasonably assured that the latter choice will penetrate more in a given situation. Barring evidence to the contrary, that's about as good as it gets, unless you're prepared to do your own practical testing.
I go with the Speer Gold Dot bullet, in the DoubleTap variety. Reasonable expansion characteristics, good power and penetration. 9mm JHP 124gr, here.