OK, here's my thoughts, and please let me know if I'm wrong in this thinking.
But, for close range, I think that the .380 is a better round.
The .380 is really just a 9mm short. So, it's the same round, just slower. Which works to your advantage in short distances. The 9mm is pretty fast 1150 fps where the .380 is about 950 fps.
One would think, in close distances, the faster round would have a greater chance of a through and through. The slower round would have a chance to get in, do more damage, tear up some meat and stay inside.
I know that the .380 is a huge round loved by European Police and such...and I would think that there's a reason. Granted, at a greater distance, the 9mm would have better accuracy.
Anyway, just running through things that I've believed, and now just wondering from something that I read. Not trying to make it up on EC's list....but don't really care if I do.
But, for close range, I think that the .380 is a better round.
The .380 is really just a 9mm short. So, it's the same round, just slower. Which works to your advantage in short distances. The 9mm is pretty fast 1150 fps where the .380 is about 950 fps.
One would think, in close distances, the faster round would have a greater chance of a through and through. The slower round would have a chance to get in, do more damage, tear up some meat and stay inside.
I know that the .380 is a huge round loved by European Police and such...and I would think that there's a reason. Granted, at a greater distance, the 9mm would have better accuracy.
Anyway, just running through things that I've believed, and now just wondering from something that I read. Not trying to make it up on EC's list....but don't really care if I do.