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Old 05-25-2008, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by zakity View Post
I am going to add to make sure they are hollowpoints. Hollowpoints will (in theory) stop at whatever they hit. There is less chance of missing the intended target and the round hitting a wall and continuing through and hurting someone else. Hollowpoints will hit the wall and stop.
Yes I agree, although for revolvers, they typically come as semi-wadcutters, which basically works the same way as hollow points: Higher chance to mushroom, lower chance to over-penetrate. Thanks for pointing this out.

Last edited by Broken Arrow : 05-25-2008 at 11:42 PM.
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