Recent content by Yooper

With respect to time, both bullets drop at the same rate, so they hit the ground at the same time. With respect to distance, the higher velocity bullet hits the ground at a greater distance than the slower one, but still at the same time. Gravity affects the projectile at a 90 degree angle...

I would not feel good about having to kill anyone. The only solace would be in the fact that it was necessary. I couldn't feel bad about having been put in the position to make the choice, because I put myself there in my decision to carry a firearm.

The last few comments are right on the nose. A firearm is a POTENTIALLY deadly force. None of us is going to automatically kill whatever we point our firearm at and pull the trigger. We just ain't that good! Shooting to stop does NOT imply shooting to wound. Read this carefully: ANY...

Does a firearm qualify as a noise making device? The only "wise-ass remark" was made by the cop.

A bit of fear is not necessarily a bad thing. I suggest it is the same "fear" which keeps most of us driving on the right side of the highway rather than trying the left side just for grins.

I only have one question. Are any of these friends worth dying for?

I'll say it again, you shoot to remain alive. It is not about what you are going to do to an assailant, it's about what you are going to prevent an assailant from doing to you. Anything else makes you the aggressor. Aim center of mass, and leave dying up to the assailant!

Shooting to kill implies an offensive mindset, it makes you the aggressor. Shooting to stop implies a defensive mindset, it makes you the victim. Remember this: you were never shooting to kill, you were shooting to stay alive.

I think there may be too much consideration given to the possibility of collateral damage in a shooting. There is a much greater potential for collateral damage by missing the target completely than by over penetration. If we limit ourselves based upon that, we may as well throw snowballs at...

Has anyone come across any test information on the new 375 Ruger in the Hawkeye rifle? All I can find is ads on the Hornady and Ruger websites.

The only conclusion I can reach from this information is that in a single, isolated test on 18-22 year-old college students, aggression increases with gun handling. This becomes valid when it can be replicated time and time again. If we want to be able to use the blanket implication of "all...

Just what I need! A hacker with a TV remote touching off my 629 while it's still holstered!

I don't remember writing that penetration was "all that matters", I said penetration was the core of the issue. The bigger the hole, given adequate penetration, the better. Jump to whatever conclusions you wish.

I think the core of the argument of effectiveness is the bullet's ability to penetrate the target. If it doesn't penetrate, it either missed the target, or it bounced off. What the bullet does to the target is primarily a function of bullet design, and secondarily a function of potential...

Terms like "stopping power" might be better applied to the target than the projectile, that is, the ability of the target to stop the bullet. Once the bullet leaves the barrel, it's all up to the target what happens next. Velocity translates into time, the time necessary to bring the bullet...