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Believe me I'm aware of how this is partially beating a dead horse, but I just made my own little quick reference/comparison chart of foot pounds of force. In short:
Caliber - Grain - Speed - ft⋅lbf (all averages)
9mm - 124gr - 1150fps - 364 ft⋅lbf
45ACP - 230gr - 830fps - 351 ft⋅lbf
40mm Sponge LTL - 398gr - 325fps - 93 ft⋅lbf
MLB / Fastball - 2187gr - 134fps - 87 ft⋅lbf
This isn't to spark debate of 9 vs 45 yaddy yadda, just to reference that (with full energy delivery) getting hit by a 9 or 45 is the equivalent of more than four MLB pitches. Theoretically.
Caliber - Grain - Speed - ft⋅lbf (all averages)
9mm - 124gr - 1150fps - 364 ft⋅lbf
45ACP - 230gr - 830fps - 351 ft⋅lbf
40mm Sponge LTL - 398gr - 325fps - 93 ft⋅lbf
MLB / Fastball - 2187gr - 134fps - 87 ft⋅lbf
This isn't to spark debate of 9 vs 45 yaddy yadda, just to reference that (with full energy delivery) getting hit by a 9 or 45 is the equivalent of more than four MLB pitches. Theoretically.