40 S&W shy?

[kfc903]

40 S&W shy?

When it has no greater effect on target than the smaller one that gives you more tries to stop the threat.

The laws of physics dictates that it does have a greater affect on a target. Imagine a 147 pound guy running at 14 mph and tackling you. Then, a 180 pound person doing the same. I like 9mm probably more than .40 because of cost and recoil characteristics, but to say that the .40 is not more effective than a 9mm at all is delusional.

 

[M. Sage]

The laws of physics dictates that it does have a greater affect on a target. Imagine a 147 pound guy running at 14 mph and tackling you. Then, a 180 pound person doing the same. I like 9mm probably more than .40 because of cost and recoil characteristics, but to say that the .40 is not more effective than a 9mm at all is delusional.

No, it's not delusional. It's a conclusion that's pretty easy to support.

Statistically, all handgun calibers from .380 to .45 are so close to equally effective that you can't say there's a difference, especially with the margin of error inherent in gathering the data.