That's my belief as well. I'm going with that in my response to the writer.Rafe wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:26 pm Late getting back here again, but found a comparative reference that might serve: https://webpath.med.utah.edu/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNBLST.html. Doesn't address the matter directly, but does discuss what a shotgun would present...and it's highly doubtful to me that a 9x19, even if the bullet tumbled and it struck obliquely, would create a 1" entry.
At close range (less than 4 feet) [a shotgun] entrance wound would be about 1 inch diameter, and the wound cavity would contain wadding. At intermediate range (4 to 12 feet) the entrance wound is up to 2 inches diameter, but the borders may show individual pellet markings. Wadding may be found near the surface of the wound. Beyond 12 feet, choke, barrel length, and pellet size determine the wounding.
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- Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:29 pm
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- Sat Feb 18, 2023 2:07 pm
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Thank you everyone. So far my thoughts are confirmed. I'm glad to see my wrong total won't be increasing by one (more).
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:30 pm
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I'm not writing, I'm reading, and confirming my thoughts. Or if I learn I'm wrong then I'll learn something new. But so far just confirming my thoughts.
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:55 am
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Entry wounds
I'm reading a novel with victims shot with a 9mm. The detective looks at "the quarter-sized entry wounds". Does a much smaller than dime-sized bullet produce quarter-sized entry wounds?