9mm Penetration At Distance

The guys at Iraqveteran8888 certainly do up some excellent videos for YouTube. Their channel is one of the very few YouTube channels to which I subscribe. If you carry a 9mm pistol for self defense and or if you utilize a 9mm carbine for the same purpose, you may want to give a watch to one of their latest videos:  How Far Will a 9mm Kill? (Note I condone shooting to stop as I imagine do they and they are not condoning shooting to kill in this video, just telling you at up to what distances they believe the 9mm could be lethal.)

While it may not be the most scientific of studies, it certainly should allow you to see that the 9mm can be lethal at decent distances for a pistol round. Anyone who, after seeing this video, wants to claim that a 3/4" thick plywood target and a 2x4" board do not replicate a human body would be correct; but anyone who thinks that a 9mm round, at 200 yards fired from a pistol or at 440 yards fired from a carbine, could not crack open your coconut (the one sitting on your neck) is a fool.

 

 

I was impressed by the power of the 9mm round they were shooting (and it certainly was nothing special when it comes to 9mm ammo) and by their offhand shooting accuracy. I was not too impressed by their shooting technique. To shoot standing unsupported at 100 and 200 yards with a pistol, in a self defense situation, would be foolish to say the least. Granted this was not a self defense situation but: You shoot as you train so, you should train for how you want to shoot. Every time you shoot at the range there should be some form of training, or practice of past training, involved. If you plan on shooting for self defense - always train, practice and shoot to win.

 

Anyway, as I said, these guys offer some excellent videos about a wide variety of shooting subjects. I highly commend and recommend them for that. I am hopeful they will do a similar study of the 45ACP.

 

All the best,

Glenn B