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T. O'Heir · October 12, 2017, 11:53 AM

"...have some 1/4" round plates..." It's not how thick it is that matters. Made of what steel? That matters.
So does the distance you're playing at. Buddy of mine took a slice of cast .45 bullet in his forehead long ago when shooting at steel plates at about 7 yards. The thing went through the peak of his baseball hat and hit his forehead just above the eye brow and stuck. The point actually bent on his skull and wrapped itself into the tissue. Required a trip to the ER. I wasn't there to pull it out with vice grips. snicker.

October 12, 2017, 11:53 AM	#4
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 11,746	"...have some 1/4" round plates..." It's not how thick it is that matters. Made of what steel? That matters. So does the distance you're playing at. Buddy of mine took a slice of cast .45 bullet in his forehead long ago when shooting at steel plates at about 7 yards. The thing went through the peak of his baseball hat and hit his forehead just above the eye brow and stuck. The point actually bent on his skull and wrapped itself into the tissue. Required a trip to the ER. I wasn't there to pull it out with vice grips. snicker. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!