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<blockquote data-quote="Ethan N" data-source="post: 3222187" data-attributes="member: 29267"><p>I’m not saying FMJ 9mm can’t kill someone, but I’m more concerned about the chances it <em>won’t</em> work in a self-defense shooting than the chances it <em>will</em>. Like you said, carry what you shoot well with and what you’re comfortable with. Here’s why I’m not comfortable with ball ammo for personal defense…</p><p></p><p>Psychological stops are great when they happen, which is most of the time, but I’m not comfortable betting my life on a psychological stop. For me, the risk of encountering an attacker who doesn’t feel pain, is not afraid of being shot again, etc., is too great for me to be comfortable relying on the least effective type of ammo (ball) in a whole category of relatively ineffective ammo. All pistol caliber ammunition leaves a lot of room for an attacker to still be physically capable of continuing the attack if they have the will to do so. There are way too many instances of bad guys continuing to be a deadly threat after being hit with multiple pistol rounds (speaking of which, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE_m2z1NrvF2ImeNWh84mw" target="_blank">Active Self Protection</a> is a great YouTube channel). Physical incapacitation is the only sure way to stop an attacker, and I’m not crazy about my chances of accomplishing that reliably with any pistol ammo, let alone ball. Most of the rounds I would fire in a defensive shooting are going to miss, and the ones that hit aren’t going to go exactly where I want them. So expansion is essential to maximize the chances of significant blood loss or central nervous system damage and ultimately physically incapacitate the attacker.</p><p></p><p>If the equation is different for anyone else and they’re fine with ball ammo for personal defense, I don’t have a problem with that as long as they’ve made a good effort to be thoroughly educated about their choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ethan N, post: 3222187, member: 29267"] I’m not saying FMJ 9mm can’t kill someone, but I’m more concerned about the chances it [I]won’t[/I] work in a self-defense shooting than the chances it [I]will[/I]. Like you said, carry what you shoot well with and what you’re comfortable with. Here’s why I’m not comfortable with ball ammo for personal defense… Psychological stops are great when they happen, which is most of the time, but I’m not comfortable betting my life on a psychological stop. For me, the risk of encountering an attacker who doesn’t feel pain, is not afraid of being shot again, etc., is too great for me to be comfortable relying on the least effective type of ammo (ball) in a whole category of relatively ineffective ammo. All pistol caliber ammunition leaves a lot of room for an attacker to still be physically capable of continuing the attack if they have the will to do so. There are way too many instances of bad guys continuing to be a deadly threat after being hit with multiple pistol rounds (speaking of which, [URL='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE_m2z1NrvF2ImeNWh84mw']Active Self Protection[/URL] is a great YouTube channel). Physical incapacitation is the only sure way to stop an attacker, and I’m not crazy about my chances of accomplishing that reliably with any pistol ammo, let alone ball. Most of the rounds I would fire in a defensive shooting are going to miss, and the ones that hit aren’t going to go exactly where I want them. So expansion is essential to maximize the chances of significant blood loss or central nervous system damage and ultimately physically incapacitate the attacker. If the equation is different for anyone else and they’re fine with ball ammo for personal defense, I don’t have a problem with that as long as they’ve made a good effort to be thoroughly educated about their choice. [/QUOTE]
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