.45 Caliber Ammunition
Owner and Manager of AST I and II
>If I remember my Basic Training at the Police Academy correctly, the .45
>caliber bullet is a relatively large, slow moving projectile that tends to
>mushroom or flatten upon impact, especially with bone. As the bullet flattens
>and breaks up during its path through a body, it causes extreme damage to
>surrounding structures. The bullet would rarely exit the body in this
>condition. It would then be hard to identify with a ballistics study. This is
>why the .45 was preferred, as it has plenty of knockdown power. Smaller,
>lighter, and faster moving bullets would penetrate a body without doing the
>same internal damage. Of course, any gunshot wound to a vital area, such as
>the
>chest or head, for example, would be lethal. A bullet with a hollow point
>intensifies the damaging effect, as it would mushroom much faster and cause
>more internal damage. End result, Colin is gone. If Larry did it, everyone
>thinks he's dead anyway. Who else, beside Colin, knew Larry was still alive?
>So
>Larry walks, and the Salem P.D. has a lot of suspects to work through. Sounds
>like a coffee and donut overdose is imminent!
>
The .45 caliber can crush bone and/or leave a large exit wound, as well as
remain in the body after puncture. It is powerful and can knock a large person
off their feet readily. The tip of the bullet determines the path it takes
through the body (lethality,) and it is this tip that determines the damage.
The caliber of a bullet doesn't determine whether it is lethal or not.
Hollowing the tip is lethal. Criss-crossing the tip is lethal. Regular .45s
usually stay in the body unless shot at close range or into a limb. They tend
to be slow.
Never went to Police Academy, but I know some about guns, etc. I'm sure
someone out there knows more than me, but that's my .02.
;^)
eShellzo, Ph.D. Apt. #1A in AST 1
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TresBonBon
I don't know...I think I'd much rather be shot with a .22 than a .45 or a 9 mm.
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