> Hand-held firearms are usually assessed or compared in terms of performance characteristics such as lethality, range, and rate of fire. Can someone link one

> Hand-held firearms are usually assessed or compared in terms of performance characteristics such as lethality, range, and rate of fire. Can someone link one of those assessments? Most assessments I've seen usually focus on accuracy, penetration, and reliability. Accuracy is usually measured in MoA in US. Penetration is usually measured using ballistic gel. (12 to 16 inches against an unarmored human) Reliability is measured with "Mean Rounds Between Failure". Effective and Maximum Range, and fire rate of weapon is definitely measured, but it's not something that I would think is highlighted compared the other metrics above. I'm not sure how one would measure "lethality". Debate over "stopping power" goes back a long way, but it's not something that I've seen is easily measured or compared against.