Would you use the 10mm Extreme Penetrator for self defense?

[Raggedyman]

Almost any bullet will pass through an attacker and continue on downrange. The difference in downrange risk for a bullet that penetrates 14" of tissue or one that penetrates twice as much is probably not significant. Both COULD harm a person downrange and both are extremely unlikely to do so. If you disagree with that statement, please direct us to an incident where a bullet fired by a private citizen in a justified shooting passed through the bad guy and harmed an uninvolved third party.

The Extreme Penetrator is a stupid round because it doesn't do anything better than other, less expensive rounds.

[rainsdrops]

Im a fan of penetration for home defense.   I speculate that most of the individuals on the receiving end of a fired round, will stand "squared off" with the shooter.  And the human body isn't ballistic gelatin.  You have to overcome clothing, muscle, and bone. 
Imagine shooting someone 6ft 3inches, a muscular 220 lbs, wearing a jacket.  And it's his intention to return fire, while fleeing.   His upper body is turned, left shoulder is closest to you, right arm is the furthest away, gun in hand.   In this scenero, a shot to his shoulder needs to "pass through" clothing, skin tissue, muscles, break bones and continue inward. 
It's my opinion heavy bullets are great for self defense.

[bjw0007]

That's why the FBI wanted 12-18" of penetration.  It's only about 6" through the heart, but they want to be able to penetrate the heart from any angle, including through the arm.

The jacket and clothing, at worst, will turn your hollowpoint into an extreme penetrator.

For the money you're paying, you can at least get a "slow" hollowpoint (as in is late to expand and will penetrate deep).  Nothing wrong with going deep, as all service pistol bullets will pass through a LOT unless they hit water/flesh.  Look at penetration as a resource.  After 24", you're not buying yourself anything (for personal defense against people).  You may as well spend some of that penetration on expansion.

-Ben

[sqlbullet]

I completely agree on deep penetration for defense with a handgun.  And I kinda find all the concern about over-penetration amusing.  In police shooting, as I recall the stats, 80% of the shots they fire miss the target.  Talk about over penetration!

For my home, I have a plan, I know my zones of fire, and won't take a shot when I am not sure of what is beyond.