-> 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.
There is still a fair amount of argument over terminal ballistics.
Marshall & Sandows compilations show the 357 mag as being superior to
the 44 mag.  Since the 44 mag starts with a bigger bullet and more total
overall energy, total energy dump would seem to be the only rational
explanation for this phenomenen.
Of course, not everyone agrees with Marshall & Sandows findings.  Chuck
Taylor, for one, is a highly vocal critic.
I've bought Marshall & Sandows findings personally, but I don't pretend
to be enough of an expert to argue the fine points with you.
Certainly, I don't think that you are ill armed with a 44 mag.  Though I
wouldn't personaly be happy carrying a load that I **EXPECTED** to exit
the perps body . . .
Regards
John
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