Which JHP. Does it really matter?

[bigfatdave]

Non-expanding pistol bullets (other than the big bore hunting-type calibers Prosser likes) don't leave a wound channel as wide as the bullet. Tissue is highly elastic, before it tears and allows the bullet to pass by it stretches quite a bit, and once the bullet has moved past it snaps back almost completely in place.
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The "it's still a .45" line of thought doesn't usually take into account that non-expanding bullets in any of the service calibers creates nearly identical wounds and are all poor performers, regardless of what size the bullet is. Without meaningful expansion you are poking little icepick wounds into your attacker, and that's not a great way to stop a fight in your favor.

You know that, and I know that ... but the people who convince themselves that the cheap stuff form WalMart's discount bin is just as good seem to think that bullets are drill-bits, or rabid carnivorous moles, or little shovels, or something.

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Random thought, just to give this tired old merry-go-round another spin:
Do Hollow-Point rounds hurt more?

 

[c1ogden]

Brand to brand differences aren't worth worrying about. I wouldn't even worry about getting the newest-latest-greatest load on the market. I bought a few cases of Federal Hydra-Shoks a number of years ago and I'll worry about "upgrading" when I run out of what I have.


Get a supply of every load you are considering and start by eliminating any load that is less than 100% reliable in YOUR gun. Of the remaining loads, pick the one that YOU shoot best in YOUR gun. Remember that quick follow-up shots are usually more important than raw power. In other words, I'd rather carry a 9mm that I can get 5 solid hits with in 5 seconds rather than a 45acp that I can only get 2 hits with in 5 seconds. While the odds of being attacked are still quite low, the incidence of multiple attackers is rising quickly.

 

[4thHorseman]

location
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In that order

That applies to soooooo many things.