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[–] Shard@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago (15 children)

5.7 is known to be pretty terrible for its "stopping power" for lack of a better term. Its a handgun round design to penetrate body armor. In doing so it had to make sacrifices in bullet dimensions and weight. It performs similarly to a .22 magnum round which is a frankly wimpy cartridge meant for small game like rabbits.

So 20 rounds to stop a human isn't stretching the truth too much.

[–] DudeDudenson 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Sounds like the wrong gun to carry for personal defense

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