handgun stopping power
handgun stopping power

Does Velocity Matter?

I’ve been doing a lot of reading on handgun wounds and a lot of experts say velocity and the temporary stretch cavity do not contribute to wounding. I’m a simple man but if that were true, wouldn’t a .38 Special be just as deadly as a .357 Magnum?

Stopping Power – Explained

Two guys walk into a beer joint in South Alabama and sit beside each other at the bar. One is a portly fellow with greying hair and a handlebar mustache. We’ll call him Guy No. 1. The other dude is younger and thinner and he is dressed in a suit and wearing a cowboy hat and boots. We’ll call him Guy No. …