-=> Quoting John Perz to David R. Norton <=-
 -> 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.
 JP> There is still a fair amount of argument over terminal ballistics.
 JP> Marshall & Sandows compilations show the 357 mag as being superior to
 JP> the 44 mag.  Since the 44 mag starts with a bigger bullet and more
 JP> total overall energy, total energy dump would seem to be the only
 JP> rational explanation for this phenomenon.
 I've hunted with .357 Magnum for years and with .44 Magnum more
 recently (.44 is easier on the ears, being lower pitched).  I've seen
 each with all types of bullets used on varying sized game.  Marshall &
 Sandows compilations are probably invalid.  I've argued many times
 here that such findings are based on insufficient data and therefore,
 while as accurate as possible, are totally invalid from a statistical
 point, due to lack of data.
 JP> Certainly, I don't think that you are ill armed with a 44 mag.  Though
 JP> I wouldn't personally be happy carrying a load that I **EXPECTED** to
 JP> exit the perps body . . .
 In hunting, the .357 exits the body and makes a large exit hole, the
 .44 makes a larger exit hole and removes more body parts doing so.
 It's probably overkill, game hit with either gun seems to be equally
 dead...... 
 Take Care,
 David R. Norton [norton@doitnow.com]
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