Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by FreeMe
Originally Posted by Tradmark
...i still wonder why and how this idea got going about some magic 2000fps?!?!


I think it has been introduced with discussions of hydro-static shock. Somehow, it morphed to include the wound channel.

I think the idea is that hydro-static disruption occurs with handguns, too, but just not to the extent of increasing the permanent wound cavity. For that, the bullet needs to exceed about 2000 fps.



No wound channels increas in revolver and pistols as velocity increases, that is why a 357 is more effective than a 38 Special. The 2000 FPS threshold is about secondary wounding.


I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first