THE Best Self Defense Pistol Ammo:

The VERY BEST EVER and totally effective round (for overseas readers) is ....

- I read this linked article a second time after a year or so - and I gained a different insight - but it must be good writing - as I wanted to argue all over again 😈.

https://gunnewsdaily.com/best-9mm-ammo/

I mean this guy says that the 'forty-five' shot from a hammer-fired steel-framed pistol is his No.1 all time choice .... except that the .45" ACP is too slow and doesn't penetrate and his chosen pistol doesn't hold enough rounds.

- Now, I don't mean to be argumentative - BUT isn't that the whole point of a self-defense carry gun - that it carries enough ammo of a type that will penetrate the target effectively?

So we then get to read about bigger holes, muzzle energies, over-penetration, velocities, ballistic performance spectrum etc. etc.

Look - you can't beat a well written strong opinion or belief for entertainment value .. good article eh.

Whereas THE FACTS can be lack-luster & boring .. and you can't argue against THE FACTS as tested and recorded and analyzed by the FBI and Greg Ellifritz's STOPPING POWER STUDY.

https://flicense.blogspot.com/2014/01/stopping-power-study-by-greg-ellifritx.html

You might dare to summarize the requirement for a "carry gun" (if you're feeling brave eh) as ..

 .. The gun & ammunition combination have to be sized comfortably for "carry" and be such that YOU can shoot it accurately and quickly while the projectile will PENETRATE to a vital part of the target.

That's IT.

I suggest that you forget all about fancy expansion and 'knock down power', muzzle energy, momentum, caliber, relative incapacitation index ....

A steel-headed wooden arrow travelling at under 180 foot per second - or a .22" small-bore bullet that penetrates a vital spot will terminate the threat just the same as the legendary 'forty-five' would.

Sorry about that eh 😄
Marty K.