Thread: Good Carry FMJ?
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Old August 20, 2013, 10:58 AM   #36
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Recall coming across some WW1 era handgun literature where 1" boards were used to judge penetration. Seriously.

And there was also an interesting test conducted in August 1948 by the Canadian military, where handgun bullets were tested against a steel M1 helmet.

The helmet was penetrated by the 45ACP 230 gr ball out to a distance of only 30 yards whereas the 9mm para 124 gr ball penetrated to a distance of 130 yards.
Sometimes the military has to shoot through objects in the battle-field environment that is not necessarily human bodies. I s'pose it helps to know just how much "stuff" your pistol bullets will go through.
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