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Old January 9th, 2013 #6
Jimmy Marr
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Originally Posted by Mr A.Anderson View Post
If I were a betting man, I bet she was using target/ball/FMJ ammo, and that makes a world of difference.
Yeah. I was thinking the same thing. But god almighty, even with ball, I would expect 5 to the head and neck would warrant a kill. But, head shots, in general, seem to deliver unpredictable results. And, I'm pretty sure this mom wasn't much of a marksman, so I'm guessing all the wounds were peripheral.

She'd probably have done about as well with a .357 without having to wait around the door to be opened, and she wouldn't have had to witness the mess.