Caliber | Load | Bullet | MV (fps) | ME (ft. lbs.) | Penetration (10% gel.) | AIT (goats at Strasbourg) | One Shot Stop % | Test Brl. |
.22LR | CCI, Rem, Win Hi.Vel. | 40gr.LRN | 955 | 81 | 12.8" | n/a | 21% | unk. |
.22LR | CCI,Rem,Win Hi.Vel. | 37grLHP | 975 | 78 | 10.3" | n/a | 29% | unk. |
.22LR | Rem. Yellow Jacket | 33gr.TCHP | 1259 | 116 | n/a | n/a | 33% | 6" Colt |
.22LR | CCI Stinger | 32gr.LHP | 1262 | 113 | 9.8" | n/a | 34% | 6" Colt |
.22WMR | CCI +V | 30gr.HP | 1450 | 140 | 9.2" | n/a | 40% | unk. |
.22WMR | CCI +V | 30gr.HP | 1300 | 120 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2" NAA |
.22WMR | Winchester | 40gr.JHP | 1400 | 174 | 13" | n/a | 42% | 6.5" Ruger |
.22WMR | Winchester | 40gr.JHP | 1098 | 108 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2" NAA |
.22WMR | Federal | 50gr.JHP | 817 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2" NAA |
.25ACP | Winchester | 45gr.Ex.Pt. | 815 | 66 | 13.8" | n/a | 25% | 2" test |
.25ACP | All | 50gr.FMJ | 760 | 64 | 18" | n/a | 23% | unk. |
.25ACP | MagSafe Defender | 22gr.Frag. | 1610 | n/a | 6" | n/a | 41%est. | 2.5" test |
.32ACP | Winchester | 60gr.STHP | 970 | 125 | 6.5" | n/a | 63% | 3.2" Wthr. |
.32ACP | Magsafe Defender | 50gr.Frag. | 1250 | 191 | 7.8" | n/a | 57%est. | 3.5" test |
.32Mag | Federal | 85gr.JHP | 1050 | 208 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4" H&R" |
.380ACP | Federal | 90gr.JHP | 1005 | 200 | 14.4" | 11.06 sec. | 69% | 3.6" SIG |
.380ACP | Rem. Golden Saber | 102gr.JHP | 925 | 194 | 9.4" | n/a | 64% | 3.6" SIG |
.380ACP | Remington | 88gr.JHP | 1000 | 195 | 12.8" | 13.46 sec. | 54% | 3.6" SIG |
.380ACP | Federal Hydra-Shok | 90gr.JHP | 1007 | 200 | 10.5" | 10.94 sec. | 69% | 3.6" SIG |
.380ACP | Cor-Bon +P | 90gr.JHP | 1041 | 217 | 9" | 11.12 sec. | 70% | 3.6" SIG |
.380ACP | Fed, Rem, Win. | 95gr.FMJ | 955 | 190 | 17" | 22.8 sec. | 51% | 3.6" SIG |
.380ACP | CCI Gold Dot | 90gr.JHP | 1030 | 212 | 8" | n/a | 67% | 3.6" SIG |
.380ACP | Glaser Blue | 70gr.Frag. | 1313 | 268 | 5" | 7.94 sec. | 75% | 3.6" SIG |
.38Spec. | Winchester +P | 158gr.LHP | 790 | 280 | 15.2" | n/a | 67% | 2" S&W |
.38Spec. | Federal | 158gr.RNL | 587 | 200 | n/a | 46.58 sec. | 49% | 2" S&W |
.38Spec. | Remington +P | 158gr.LHP | 776 | 211 | n/a | 15.52 sec. | 65% | 2" S&W |
.38Spec. | Federal Nyclad | 125gr.LHP | 750 | n/a | 9" | n/a | n/a | 2" S&W |
.38Spec. | Glaser Blue | 80gr.Frag. | 1350 | 400 | 6" | n/a | 77%est. | 2" S&W |
.38Spec. | Cor-Bon +P | 115gr.JHP | 1243 | 395 | 14.2" | 8.98 sec. | 83% | 4" S&W |
.38Spec. | Glaser Blue +P | 80gr.Frag. | 1667 | 494 | 7" | 4.72 sec. | 84%est. | 4" S&W |
.38Spec | Winchester +P | 158gr.LHP | 996 | 342 | 15.2" | 10.76 sec. | 78% | 4" S&W |
.38Spec. | Federal +P | 125gr.JHP | 945 | 248 | 12.2" | n/a | 73% | 4" S&W |
.38Spec. | Federal | 158gr.RNL | 708 | 176 | 28.5" | 33.68 sec. | 52% | 4" S&W |
.38Spec. | Remington +P | 125gr.SJHP | 1008 | 280 | 11.1" | 11.74 sec. | 69% | 4" Colt |
9x19 | Glaser Blue | 80gr.Frag. | 1555 | 430 | 6" | 7.42 sec. | 94%est. | 4" S&W |
9x19 | Cor-Bon +P | 115gr.JHP | 1321 | 454 | 14.2" | 8.92 sec. | 91% | 4" Glock |
9x19 | MagSafe Stealth +P | 64gr.Frag. | 1950 | 461 | 10" | 4.74 sec. | 90%est. | 4.25" SIG |
9x19 | Winchester | 115gr.STHP | 1225 | 383 | 8" | n/a | 83% | unk. |
9x19 | Rem.Golden Saber+P | 124gr.JHP | 1180 | 384 | 12" | n/a | 83% | unk. |
9x19 | Remington +P | 115gr.JHP | 1288 | 399 | 12.7" | 8.98 sec. | 89% | 4" S&W |
9x19 | Federal Nyclad | 124gr.LHP | 1105 | 336 | 12.4" | 9.28 sec. | 84% | 4" S&W |
9x19 | Federal | 115gr.JHP | 1175 | 341 | 14.5" | 9.36 sec. | 81% | 4" S&W |
.38Super | Remington +P | 115gr.JHP | 1300 | 431 | n/a | n/a | 88% | 5" test |
.357Mag. | Glaser Blue | 80gr.Frag. | 1687 | 505 | 6" | 4.82 sec. | 89%est. | 4" S&W |
.357Mag. | Federal | 110gr.JHP | 1295 | 410 | 10" | n/a | 90% | 4" S&W |
.357Mag. | Federal | 125gr.JHP | 1442 | 580 | 13.3" | 7.44 sec. | 96% | 4" S&W |
.357Mag. | Remington | 125gr.SJHP | 1468 | 583 | 13" | 7.34 sec. | 96% | 4" Colt |
.357Mag. | Rem.Golden Saber MV | 125gr.JHP | 1220 | 413 | 13" | n/a | 84% | 4" S&W |
.357Mag. | Remington Med.Vel. | 125gr.SJHP | 1205 | 413 | 15.5" | 7.94 sec. | 83% | 4" Colt |
.40S&W | Glaser Blue | 105gr.Frag | 1449 | 490 | 6" | 5.34 sec. | 91%est. | 4" S&W |
.40S&W | Cor-Bon | 135gr.JHP | 1300 | 507 | 9.8" | n/a | 96% | 4" S&W |
.40S&W | MagSafe Defender +P | 84gr.Frag> | 1800 | n/a | 13" | n/a | 91% | 4" S&W |
.40S&W | Federal Hydra-Shok | 180gr.JHP | 950 | 361 | 15" | 8.32 sec. | 89% | 4" S&W |
.40S&W | Federal Hydra-Shok | 155gr.JHP | 1140 | 448 | 13.3" | n/a | 94% | 4" S&W |
.40S&W | Rem.Golden Saber | 165gr.JHP | 1150 | 485 | 12" | n/a | 94% | 4" S&W |
.40S&W | Remington | 155gr.JHP | 1140 | 447 | n/a | 8.40 sec. | 86%est. | 4" S&W |
10mm | Winchester | 175gr.STHP | 1250 | 607 | 12.8" | n/a | 92% | 4.25" S&W |
10mm | Glaser Blue | 105gr.Frag. | 1624 | 615 | n/a | 7.60 sec. | n/a | 4.25" S&W |
10mmMV | Winchester | 180gr.JHP | 1055 | 445 | 15.5" | n/a | 82% | 4.25" S&W |
10mmMV | Federal Hydra-Shok | 180gr.JHP | 980 | 383 | 15" | n/a | 87% | 4.25" S&W |
.41Mag. | Winchester | 210gr.JHP | 1300 | 789 | 17.5" | n/a | 82% | 4" S&W |
.41Mag. | Winchester | 175gr.STHP | 1250 | 608 | 14" | n/a | 89% | 4" S&W |
.44Spec. | Remington | 240gr.LSWC | 851 | 384 | n/a | n/a | 64% | 4" S&W |
.44Spec. | Cor-Bon +P | 180gr.JHP | 1000 | 400 | 14.2" | n/a | 86% | 4" S&W |
.44Spec. | MagSafe Defender | 92gr.Frag. | 1620 | n/a | 9.5" | n/a | 92%est. | 4" S&W |
.44Spec. | Winchester | 200gr.STHP | 819 | 298 | 10.4" | n/a | 75% | 4" S&W |
.44Mag. | MagSafe Urban | 115gr.Frag. | 1620 | n/a | 11" | n/a | 93%est. | 4" S&W |
.44Mag. | Cor-Bon | 180gr. Urban | 1200 | 576 | 15.3" | n/a | 90% | 4" S&W |
.44Mag. | Eldorado Starfire | 240gr.JHP | 1180 | 743 | 14.8" | n/a | 91% | 4" S&W |
.44Mag. | Winchester | 210gr.STHP | 1301 | 788 | 15.1" | n/a | 90% | 4" S&W |
.45ACP | Glaser Blue | 140gr.Frag. | 1355 | 571 | n/a | 4.72 sec. | n/a | 5" Colt |
.45ACP | Federal Hydra-Shok | 230gr.JHP | 819 | 366 | 13.3" | 8.40 sec. | 94% | 5" Colt |
.45ACP | MagSafe Defender | 96gr.Frag. | 1660 | n/a | 10" | n/a | 93%est. | 5" Colt |
.45ACP | Federal | 185gr.JHP | 1001 | 411 | 13.6" | 9.24 sec. | 87% | 5" Colt |
.45ACP | Cor-bon +P | 185gr.JHP | 1150 | 544 | 11.3" | n/a | 92% | 5" Colt |
.45ACP | Fed, Rem, Win. | 230 FMJ | 839 | 360 | 27" | 13.84 sec. | 63% | 5" Colt |
.45ACP | CCI-Speer | 200gr.JHP | 975 | 422 | 9.4" | n/a | 88% | 5" Colt |
.45ACP | Remington +P | 185gr.JHP | 1129 | 519 | 17.1" | 7.98 sec. | 86% | 5" Colt |
.45Colt | Winchester | 225gr.STHP | 920 | 423 | 13.5" | n/a | 74% | 4" S&W |
.45Colt | Federal | 225LHP | 900 | 405 | 19.5" | n/a | 78% | 4" S&W |
.45Colt | Cor-Bon +P | 200gr.JHP | 1100 | 537 | 9" | n/a | 92% | 4" S&W |
Please Note: The above data is drawn from various sources including the book Handgun Stopping Power by Marshall and Sanow and various articles in magazines such as Handguns. For experienced shooters the headings of most of the columns above are self-explanatory. For everyone else: "Caliber" is the common name of the cartridge tested; "Load" is the brand of ammunition tested; "Bullet" is the weight (in grains) and configuration (JHP, for instance, means jacketed hollow point) of the bullet; "MV" is the standard abbreviation for muzzle velocity; "ME" is the abbreviation for muzzle energy; "Penetration (10% gel)" is the measured penetration of the bullet when fired into a block of standard ordinance gelatin, which is used to simulate soft tissue; "AIT (goats at Strasbourg)" refers to a famous European experiment where a great many goats of the approximate size and cardio-vascular capacity of a human being were shot broadside through the lungs with a variety of handgun loads and the 'Average Incapacitation Time' (in seconds) from the shot until the animal's collapse was recorded; "One shot stop %" is the percentage of one shot stops in actual street shootings as culled from police records by Marshall and Sanow; "Test brl." means the length of the test pistol's barrel. |
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