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Originally Posted by unit1069
...In the early 1900s the .38 Special didn't get the job done for the military so the .45ACP was developed, which still works to this day...
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Actually, primary historical sources show that the .45 Colt SAA's, that were hastily "un-mothballed" during the Philipine Insurrection, did no better against the Moros due to the pointy lead bullet used that usually zipped right through an adversary. Elmer Keith wrote of this.
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In the 1920s the .38 Super was created and from what I can tell it's still a
credible (if expensive) self-defense caliber available in the 1911 platform...
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The .38 Super was designed as a better way to penetrate auto bodies as well as primitive 1st Gen body armour during the Gangster Era.
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In the 1930s the .38 Special had issues for LEO so the .357 Magnum was created
and to this day is the standard by which all other handgun effectiveness is measured.
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Actually, Doug Wesson designed it a hunting round.
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I'm no ballistics expert...
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You ain't an historian either.
