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Cheapo · January 23, 2001, 01:08 PM

Once you decide what threat level to protect against, you can rather inexpensively make some corners safer than others.

Assuming (with all dangers) that the BG is much more likely to fire towards a target obscured behind a wall, the downsides appear minimal. Plus, only *you* will know which surfaces are hardened.

As a thought-provoker, do you know how many inches of dry newsprint it takes to stop a 9mm?

With sheetrock or 1/2-inch ply on the backside, you may be surprised!

Then there are the remote-wired flash-bangs on the opposite end of the house. A few of those might be better than a shield...

January 23, 2001, 01:08 PM	#6
Cheapo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 1998 Posts: 986	What about hardening your concealment? Once you decide what threat level to protect against, you can rather inexpensively make some corners safer than others. Assuming (with all dangers) that the BG is much more likely to fire towards a target obscured behind a wall, the downsides appear minimal. Plus, only you will know which surfaces are hardened. As a thought-provoker, do you know how many inches of dry newsprint it takes to stop a 9mm? With sheetrock or 1/2-inch ply on the backside, you may be surprised! Then there are the remote-wired flash-bangs on the opposite end of the house. A few of those might be better than a shield...