Jeez! All I do is bring up the Whitworth's bullet alloy, and we end up with lengthy Whitworth diatribes and sniper porn on a pocket pistol ammo thread.
FOCUS PEOPLE!
Lousianaman - I think it's well that you're deciding to archive this thread, as I think there's the possibility to do some real good here.
Over the last 160 years or so terminal ballistic application has been driven by all manner of theories with regard to shape, speed, weight, diameter, and plasticity of bullet. While few would argue that all else being equal, bigger is better, our understanding of the science has progressed to where it is certainly possible to do more with less - to the point of that which was once regarded as totally insufficient can now be totally suitable to the task.
On the one hand, the industry should take note, as we have the potential to "mirconize" pocket pistol effectiveness rather substantially.
On the other hand, the industry runs largely on appealing to the mindless Ewoks who make cooing sounds over the latest shiny object. If it isn't rivaling the SR-71 for speed, the U.S.S. Missouri for bore diameter, or the Yucatan Meteor for impact energy. . . the advertising bureaus will have a hard time knowing what to do with it. I wonder if it's possible to create a fad for something that simply WORKS - after all, they sell a lot of Camrys, Accords, and .30-06's. . .