October 12, 2010, 06:39 AM | #1 |
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Penetration targets
What targets do you guys use to gauge penetration and depth? I don't really have any access to any big blocks of ballistics gel
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October 12, 2010, 08:07 AM | #2 |
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I have used old newspapers both wet and dry in paper grocery sacks and phone books.
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October 13, 2010, 12:39 PM | #4 |
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Milk jugs bust open too easily. I use heavier vinyl jugs like detergent or gun powder comes in.
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Besides, it is the water that provides the mass to stop the bullets. |
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October 13, 2010, 04:04 PM | #6 |
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It's all for fun anyway.... but the water displaces faster in a regular milk gallon jug.
A guy on another forum had tested the same ammo I had in the pic above. (45 acp Ranger). Anyway I got much less penetration than he did because my vinyl jugs didn't burst. It's not a "my way is better" thing. It's just that you'll get different penetration results with a more stout jug. I don't know which one is more indicative of performance on a bad guy. |
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October 13, 2010, 04:32 PM | #8 |
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One gallon water jugs - if it's good enough for the Box O'Truth then it's good enough for me.
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October 14, 2010, 03:35 AM | #9 |
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In medic school we worked on pigs because they're very similar to human and the skin is nearly identical. . . maybe i should just hang some pork out at the range and have at it
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October 14, 2010, 06:59 AM | #10 |
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Maybe we can convince the government to let us test out penetration on a bunch of bad guys all lined up in different positions, etc, this will take care of several problems at once (free up prison space, get rid of bad guys, save money, get some good test info, etc).
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Fackler Box
Fill with Ziplock storage baggies Wetpack works well, too
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