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Originally Posted by fonz
I thought this would be relevant in this thread. More of a what would happen than a what if in regards to bullet travel and penetration. On the train to work this morning I got to thinking that if someone pulled a gun and started threatening people and you had no choice but to shoot them to protect someone else, yourself or the whole train full of people, depending on the caliber, would the bullet enter the person and exit out the back of them?
i do not have my LTCF yet but I own a .38 and plan on buying a .45 when my stimulus check comes in. at about ten feet, what calibers would penetrate and exit a normal sized person and keep going, possibly hitting someone else?
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Any caliber and any type of bullet from FMJ to JHP has the potential to exit depending on what it does or does not strike. If it hits bone it will probably be less likely to exit than if it was a peripheral hit and struck the fleshy part of the bicep.
It's not a "black and white" issue.