I do agree with KB that 4.5 may not stop someone "instantly" however most of us know that even complete passthroughs do not stop some aggressors.Xander wrote:According to the FBI ballistic standards, 4.5" of penetration is only superficial, and would be woefully inadequate for defensive purposes. They require 12"-18" of penetration to consider a defensive load adequate. I've heard arguments that as little as 8" may be enough, but 4.5" is clearly too anemic to rely on it to do any more than make an attacker angry.dihappy wrote: Im willing to bet that most attackers WOULD in fact be stopped if anything penetrated 4.5" into their chest.
I have seen video of persons think they were about to die from less than 4.5" of penetration.
Heres a popular video of The Judge on youtube. I dont think id want to get hit by this little .410 :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5GepjBRsM