As a range instructor, I do the firearms/ballistics portion of a forensic science class at the local college. No gelatin here... we line up pig caresses and shoot them with a variety of weapons. Most of the firearms we use (9mm, 40, 45, 223, even a 5.7x28) are completely unimpressive. Being in a career where I see lots of bullet holes, I'm just not shocked by the small bleeding puncture/hole.... Now, a 12g 1oz slug on the other hand... That is fukcing impressive! Flesh literally explodes. The next, almost as impressive was a S&W 500 mag launching a 425gr proj. Wow!!!! (Remember that a 1 oz slug is approximately 437gr)