Rest in Peace Paul. God Speed. We Love You.

I've related this story before, but I'll tell it again since there is the usual bashing of small handguns. A friend has a daughter that was in law school in a major city several years ago. She lived off campus in an apartment but had to ride the bus to campus. She had a class that was late afternoon (in Dec so dark already). Walking to a bus stop, 2 guys in a car pulled over and one jumped out of the car and grabbed her arm trying to force her into the car. She was getting punched in the face. She was (illegally) carrying a baby Browning 25acp in her jacket pocket.  She managed to pull the gun with her right hand and shot the guy. She almost missed as the shot hit the perp in the shoulder. The guy fell back but was really pissed that he had been shot. <This is usually where the small gun haters say that the perp will shove it where the sun don't shine..blah blah>. The guy at that point screamed that he was now going to "kill you, you bitch.". SO, what happened next?? Well, she shot the bastard again, right in the chest, and he hit the sidewalk. He struggled to get back into the car & they took off. Police came on the 911 call. A hospital about 20 minutes later reported a guy with critical gunshot wounds was there. It was him. Turns out the perp was wanted in Illinois for several violent crimes. The DA did not press charges against her for carrying a concealed gun, but they did not return the gun to her...said it would be kept as evidence. The detective assigned to the case told her that if she had not had that firearm, that it is a fair chance she could have been killed. She is a successful lawyer now. Also carries legally.

Still missing this guy mightily.
Rest in peace Paul.

"15$ for 9mm ammunition" ............ brought a tear to my eye

Watch enough of his videos, and one thing becomes clear: This dude HATES Shasta.

Still helping me make decisions even after death. Legend. Rest easy Paul.

To quote Sterling Archer: "If whatever you're shooting doesn't die after pumping eight .32 caliber slugs into it, it's probably a dragon."

This man is the Bob Ross of guns. Deserves his own show on the History Channel.

If somebody pulls a gun on me, I am not going to eyeball it, and judge my next course of action based on its caliber.

What I remember most after a lifetime of carrying a gun, and working in positions where I was issued guns, are not the guns.  It was being sent to Bethesda Naval Hospital and being introduced to treating gun shot wounds.  It was amazing to learn how hard it is to keep someone alive after being shot.  If you put the front sight over the chest before firing and penetrate the chest wall, that person is in a lot of clinical trouble.  Caliber is less important than placement.

As a police officer in a high crime city for over 4 decades, I have worked well over 300 shootings either as a patrol officer, crime scene technician, or supervisor. In the 70s and early 80s the .25 and .32 app were the predominate calibers used in the shootings that we investigated. There was the occasional .38 special but it was rare. I lost count of the number of people I saw killed with the .25 and.32. And the fights were over quickly with a decent hit. Into the 80s and 90s the 9mm became the most popular gun of choice for the majority of shootings we saw, with the occasional .45 now and then. All these test you do so well reveal what they reveal, and are good for general information. But I can assure everyone that poking holes in people where the holes don't belong is immediately life threatening in a lot of cases.You're right when you say the .32 is certainly better than nothing. It's actually pretty damn effective with a good hit, which is true of basically any handgun cartridge, notwithstanding the person's will to fight, drugs involved or not, etc. Having something to shoot with is always better than nothing. I started out carrying .38 special, then went to .45 and 9mm at various times, and have finally settled on the 9mm as my go-to in Glock 19 form. Having seen and been involved in shootings with all three calibers myself, my personal motto is more ammo, more ammo, more ammo. Your milage may vary.

RIP Paul I'm still looking at your vids, they never get old and enjoy the big range.

Leroy Brown carried a .32 gun in his pocket for fun.

The best hand gun is the one you quickly access and hit your target with.

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Knowing he’s a dental assistant makes it that much more comical that he kills bottles of soda in nearly all of his testing. LOL!
Paul’s a national treasure.

Paul is an incredible vessel of historical gun and ammunition information. No um's or ar's he just says it in a clear & detailed way that's always impressive

Wise words from Mr. Harrell, "It's better than the .45 you left at home."

Having been shot with a .22lr and being "certain" I was dead, I'll tell you it's no fun getting shot.  ANY gun for self protection is better than nothing.  That being said, I love the versatility of the .380 auto and find myself carrying that cartridge more often than any.  Thanks for the  wonderful video, Paul Harrell!

.32 is in the area of "people generally don't like being shot" kind of rounds.

Paul’s channel is the Mythbusters of firearms.  He’s fair, tests gun myths, and is enjoyable to watch.