Another thing regarding the Trooper Coates incident; at the time it happened the information was that he was using issued .38 Special ammunition in his .357, NOT the load that is the subject of this thread. I was never able to recover a bullet from any of the critters I shot with the 145 gr. ST. Typically a deer shot through the chest would have a quarter sized exit hole on the far side.
Nothing that can be fired from a handgun will stop a determined assailant, unless it hits a critical spot.
The Coates video is chilling, painful and pitiful to watch. You can hear the life draining out of him as he tries to radio for help. He was a brave man and a hero.
Last edited by wildhobbybobby; 06/29/12.
