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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 1581846" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I'm betting I'm one of the few on this board, that has actually killed with a handgun, and then performed an autopsy on the victim to see how the bullet reacted.</p><p></p><p>We are talking whitetail deer. Aproximatly the same width as a human body, two ribcages, spine, etc.</p><p>I've shot them with 230 grain HP speer gold dots, and 185 grain sierra jacketed HP in .45acp. Have taken a couple with the 180 grain in .357 mag. Eight total.</p><p>In each case the bullet hit a rib going in, and continued in a pretty straight path, passing through the lungs, and exiting the other side. They died. All ran about 20-30 yds before expiring, with the execption of one shot straight down in a spine shot that instantly put it on the ground.</p><p>We have discussed, and those of us that have had additional training know that a human shot with anything not resulting in damage to the CNS can still be in the fight for a few seconds. So, in my opinion, bullet placement, should be the primary objective, with whatever your shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 1581846, member: 5412"] I'm betting I'm one of the few on this board, that has actually killed with a handgun, and then performed an autopsy on the victim to see how the bullet reacted. We are talking whitetail deer. Aproximatly the same width as a human body, two ribcages, spine, etc. I've shot them with 230 grain HP speer gold dots, and 185 grain sierra jacketed HP in .45acp. Have taken a couple with the 180 grain in .357 mag. Eight total. In each case the bullet hit a rib going in, and continued in a pretty straight path, passing through the lungs, and exiting the other side. They died. All ran about 20-30 yds before expiring, with the execption of one shot straight down in a spine shot that instantly put it on the ground. We have discussed, and those of us that have had additional training know that a human shot with anything not resulting in damage to the CNS can still be in the fight for a few seconds. So, in my opinion, bullet placement, should be the primary objective, with whatever your shooting. [/QUOTE]
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