I agree with all of that. However, only so much rifle ideology applies to handguns because we're operating at 1000fps less. We're getting the same job done with less bullet weight because the bullets do not deform but I do not think that suggests that SD and therefore weight does not matter. They are still relatively heavy bullets. If weight/SD did not matter at all, we would get the same job done with VERY light bullets. There has to be a tipping point. The copper solids don't eliminate SD as a factor, it just moves the scale down. In other words, more information/testing is needed.
In some regards, we are well ahead of the big bore rifle crowd. They're just not figuring out that flat nosed solids work better than round nose. Revolvers are also not limited according to what nose shapes will and won't feed.
The days of the big bore rifle crowd not knowing are over. They use flatpoint solids all the time now. Secrets been out for awhile you just dont hear about it alot because the expandables are so good with rifle power it is pretty much only elephants and not even that all the time that requires a solid with the big bores
You also said only so much rifle ideology applies. Who said and why would that be. Ive been hearing pistols dont kill like rifles but they can and do if proper bullets are used. Monometals may not destroy the SD argument but they make it a moot point.
Actually doing something usually changes a persons previously worthless opinion
