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Crosshair · February 6, 2011, 07:40 PM

I typically save old milk jugs, fill them with water, take them out to the range, and line them up.

Shooting into water gives a "best case" scenario as far as expansion. Put some old jeans in front to see how much of a problem plugging is. IIRC bullets will penetrate about twice as far in water as they will in tissue/gel, but I could be wrong.

February 6, 2011, 07:40 PM	#3
Crosshair Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 5,333	I typically save old milk jugs, fill them with water, take them out to the range, and line them up. Shooting into water gives a "best case" scenario as far as expansion. Put some old jeans in front to see how much of a problem plugging is. IIRC bullets will penetrate about twice as far in water as they will in tissue/gel, but I could be wrong. __________________ I don't carry a gun to go looking for trouble, I carry a gun in case trouble finds me.