IF you bothered to watch any of the self defense shows on TV hosted by professionals you would have seen the caution to not use handloads many times.
Yeah the NRA is evil and were it not for them we would be as well off gunownership wise as England and Europe. Who could wish for more ?
Testimony from an LEO:
"There is a reason that law enforcement & other armed professionals don't carry ball but instead carry expanding bullets.
My biggest concern with carrying ball .45 is "shoot through". I sure don't want to shoot though an aggressor then through the wall behind him & hit an innocent person in the next room, or building, or block.
That is something that would be very difficult to defend against in a court of law. Not to mention being something that I want to avoid if at all possible."
I'm not trying to convince you, just trying to help someone else avoid having a problem.
Why anyone would bet their life on a low velocity small caliber lead bullet that may or may not expand rather than a proven self defense load escapes me.
But then again, my cars don't have drum brakes either.