Quote Originally Posted by spdldr View Post
In my opinion, more than 12" penetration a good idea. Also keep in mind that the bullet has to have some remaining energy at deep penetration in order to do any damage.
After years of studying this, I've come to the same conclusion.

I'm off the high cost , magic bullet bandwagon. I've settled on the .38 Special Model 60 loaded with 158gr SWC, which is what I started with many years ago. If one of the big ammo companies came out with a heavier lead SWC, I might try it out but the 158gr is probably enough for any oversize attacker.