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I went and looked at this gun again and its a beauty.
Im leaning towards getting it with the idea of running Federal HST 147 grain through it.
Ive been looking at some of the studies about this including the old 1989 FBI Handgun Wound and Effectiveness paper with the idea that penetration is most important, and permanant cavitation second. I know these high performance rounds expand well in tests but even studies suggest that this cannot be counted on and is no replacment for mass.
I got this from a 2003 test using FBI protocol through heavy clothing:
Bullet Caliber/Weight/Penetration/ Expansion/ Retained Weight
Federal HST 45 ACP 230 gr. 14.0” 0.850” 99.65%
Federal HST 9mm 147 gr. 13.75” 0.689” 102.38%
Im still a .45ACP guy. But when faced with trying to conceal a smaller high quality firearm in warmer climes Im beginning to think this handgun is a good option despite prejudice against the caliber.
With that in mind I think I might liike this platform and round combined. Either that or its go with the Kahr or G36 at this point-
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