We had a guy in my town, fresh out a jail, still in his jail whites, shot in the upper arm with a Federal 125gr JHP, I just happened to be at the ER when pals drove up with him, and I saw the x rays, and no piece of bone larger than a toothpick from shoulder to elbow....I do not know if he kept his arm or not. You are indeed a fortunate man, and know you are thankful for being spared.

Full throttle .357 takes a big gun, to be any sort of shot, anyhow, and they are so fat and heavy, and at bestest when longest. The .45 is a puddytat in comparison, for controllable, rapid, accurate, as Cooper finally got folk to compare. Almost the exact same debate between .45 and .357 then, as we have between 9mm and .45 today.