IF YOU HIT WHAT YOU"RE AIMING AT. If you miss, look out. I think pre-planning and careful consideration of your individual needs/locations will preclude you having to deal with the problems of overpenetration within a dwelling.
I stick to .45 ACP, .38 special and 12 ga #4 buck for HD ammo. I can speak from personal experience that a 7.62mm bullet in FMJ will grossly overmatch and pass through a human body at moderate range with considerable KE left on the other side.
Even expanding bullets will pass through and through a large deer from my .30-06 at 150-200 yards.
Unless there was NO other option, I would NEVER use a medium to large caliber rifle cartridge for home defense. MHO
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