I think it's good to argue the stopping power of certain calibers but, in the end, generally speaking, the larger caliber bullets will accomplish the mission most effectively.
I believe this is true also. However, I'm more of the opinion that .22 has "stopping power A", .32 has stopping power B, .380 has stopping power C, and 9mm, .40s&w, 357sig, 10mm, and 45acp have stopping power D+/-. Yes, there is some difference in their raw stopping powers, but it's relatively small, and once you've hit this category other factors like controllability and shot placement begin to dominate over raw stopping power.
Shoot the most powerful that you can easily control, but don't shoot more powerful than you can easily control. Controlled shot placement trumps raw power, not the other way around.
Just my opinion, of course.
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