They penetrate enough to ruin a snake's day, but how about a bad guy?

Having experience with these rounds, I knew that they would not penetrate a gallon of water, which is 6 inches thick.

So, I brought a couple of Coke bottles filled with water to see if they would penetrate the 4 inch thick Coke bottles.

First, the .38 Special.

It ventilated the first bottle, just fine.

But when I turned the bottle around...

It failed to go through to the back.

That means less than 2 inches of penetration into flesh.

How about the .44 Magnum?

Tman caught me busting the jug.

It also only penetrated the jug, but did not completely go through.

Plenty of penetration for a snake, but not nearly enough for a bad guy.

If a bad guy is trying to kill you or a family member, the last thing you would want to do is make him "madder".

And stinging him with these tiny shot will only make him mad. It will not STOP him.

To do that, you need a well-designed JHP (Jacketed Hollow Point) round.

Lessons learned:
1. Snake loads are great for their designed purpose... Shooting snakes at close range.

2. They are poor "Stoppers" against bad guys, due to insufficient penetration.

3. Use modern, well-designed JHP rounds for personal defense.

4. It's fun to shoot snakes.