-=> Quoting John Perz to Hannes Ziery <=-
 -> The bigger the bullet-hole and the more energy the more stopping
 -> power.
 JP> That's true, but only up to a point.  The 125 gr. 357 magnum is a
 JP> better stopper than ANY 44 magnum.  Why?  Because the 44 magnums tend
 JP> to go in one side and out the other, transferring only a PART of their
 JP> energy to the target.  The 357 mag transfers ALL of it's energy to the
 JP> target.
 I've heard this before and it just isn't so.  With a reasonable hollow
 point, the .44 makes a .44 caliber entry hole and about a 4"-6" exit
 hole.  There is *nothing* left where the exit hole is, no lungs, no
 heart, no brain depending on where the hit is.  The shootee does NOT
 survive, unless hit in a non-fatal area.  I would like to bring in
 many deer, rabbits, coyotes, javalina, etc. to bolster my argument,
 but they are ALL deceased, sorry.
 Take Care,
 David R. Norton [norton@doitnow.com]
... Every time I have all the answers, someone changes the questions!
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