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<blockquote data-quote="Go_Ordnance" data-source="post: 3124928" data-attributes="member: 7266"><p>Under 100 meters (when it impacts a body), the 55gr yaws around 90 dergrees and fragments. Over 100 it yaws and breaks into two pieces. 200 and beyond it yaws 180 degrees and stays intact. Yaw/tumble, is close enough for typing on a phone. It breaks up because of the yaw/tumble.</p><p></p><p>The Army is looking for a replacement for the 62 gr, which was designed to penetrate Russian body armor, because of lack of lethal effectiveness in unarmored enemy.</p><p></p><p>The point still stands that penetration alone is not the end all / be all. Do you shoot ball ammo in your chosen caliber, or expanding rounds?</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I agree that 380 is not as effective as some other calibers. No one has demonstrated that it’s not effective. Again, where are all the examples of folks killed by bad guys because they mistakenly chose a 380? Reading the interwebz and how all the experts agree it’s inadequate, it shouldn’t be too hard to find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Go_Ordnance, post: 3124928, member: 7266"] Under 100 meters (when it impacts a body), the 55gr yaws around 90 dergrees and fragments. Over 100 it yaws and breaks into two pieces. 200 and beyond it yaws 180 degrees and stays intact. Yaw/tumble, is close enough for typing on a phone. It breaks up because of the yaw/tumble. The Army is looking for a replacement for the 62 gr, which was designed to penetrate Russian body armor, because of lack of lethal effectiveness in unarmored enemy. The point still stands that penetration alone is not the end all / be all. Do you shoot ball ammo in your chosen caliber, or expanding rounds? Lastly, I agree that 380 is not as effective as some other calibers. No one has demonstrated that it’s not effective. Again, where are all the examples of folks killed by bad guys because they mistakenly chose a 380? Reading the interwebz and how all the experts agree it’s inadequate, it shouldn’t be too hard to find. [/QUOTE]
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