posted October 13, 2000 10:10 AM                          

Rich

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posted October 14, 2000 12:46 AM                          

Doug

posted October 20, 2000 02:52 PM                          

I was involved in a lawsuit (as a lawyer, not a participant) in which a person was shot at close range with a .25 in the back of the head. One bullet followed the outline of the skull under the scalp but did not pierce it but the other did pierce the skull and did some brain damage (not fatal).

posted October 31, 2000 06:10 PM                          

hardball striking a curved surface of the skull would be like two billard balls hitting, a jhp would at least give the bullet some bite and additional transfer of energy. at contact distances, i think there would be more effect from the expanding gases entering the body cavity.

the 2 one shot .32 ACP stops that i have seen on the streets were strikes to the spinal cord/central nervous system
1. estranged husband meets wife's new lover, retrieves Walther PP loaded w/WW FMJ, fires one shot which enters front of b/f below sternum and above diaphram and strikes spinal cord. b/f goes down just like on tv, flat on back w/limbs outstreched.
2. drug dealer selling on the street, enforcer standing behind him, driveby shooting occurs, enforcer returns fire with Colt Pocket Auto loaded w/mixed brands of JHP & FMJ, dealer hit by friendly fire while enforcer tracks crossing vehicle, slug enters dealers base of skull while he is ducking, he falls like a sack of potatos.

i also saw a good body hit, R-P FMJ that went in under the ribs from the side and lodged in the back muscles. that victim was in the process of breaking down a door to get at his shooter with a baseball bat.

soooooo...my choice is to focus just under the chin and go for the brain stem/spinal cord. i can hit using my walther pp or baby browning...we'll see as soon as i get my hands on a p32

these are just street observations, no big letters behind my name...
hope this is helpful

posted November 02, 2000 11:27 PM                          

If the Isreali Massad use .22lr shots to the head behind the ear, a .32 acp round should be able to penetrate the head.

I'd aim for the nose that way if I'm high or low, I hit the eyes, the nose, the mouth, or the throat all of which will stop if not terminate the threat.

posted November 04, 2000 11:09 AM                          

He came out of nowhere in the middle of the woods. I instinctivly drew the Colt and fired a warning shot about a foot in front of him, just before he reached me. The loud blast and the explosion in the dirt right in front of him changed his mind, and he turned tail, and dissapeared as quickly as he had materialized.

I'm glad I didn't have to shoot him, and the gun protected me.

I think that experience has something to do now with my desire/need to carry. The P32 would have done the job then, and is certainly better than no gun now in a situation when it might be difficult to carry something larger.

When I walk through the woods now, I still have a innate desire to carry a .45!

posted November 04, 2000 09:38 PM                       

I'd rather shoot a bear with my P32 than my 45. The 45 would only piss the bear off more. :o)
I guess everything in life is relative.

posted November 06, 2000 05:38 PM                          

i'd rather have a p32 too...less weight- run and climb tree faster. i've seen some stunning failures to stops with handguns on dogs

posted November 08, 2000 09:48 AM                          

But I don't feel that poorly armed, either. Based on my last dog attack experience, I've got a damn good chance to stop a single dog at point blank range with 8 rounds .32 silvertips.