hollow point bullets and auto brake lines

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2. True, but "hollow points" sounds scary, thanks to Hollywood.

I learned in the experiential way about the penetrative power of even a humble .22.

My grandfather left me a Win model 90 1890 .22 WRF.

The box even warns that the range of these rounds (full metal or no) exceeds one mile.

I shot at a wooden target, backed up by a 1" barn siding wall, and after one shot and checking where it went, found it to have easily penetrated these two boards and entered a box of 2x4 ends and penetrated several of these wood scraps, for a total penetration of more than 5 inches.

Were one to shoot this in a home it would pass through the home invader unless it hit a bone, and continue potentially through several sheetrock walls to the neighbor's kid's wall or window.

For home defense, a hollow point will disintegrate before it can go though several such features.

Nevertheless, I prefer a shotgun for home defense, not that I have one at hand.

It's just that I don't want to worry about what's a mile downrange, or even 30 yards.