Let's discuss Bullet Penetration
02-04-2008, 04:47 PM
#13
Spike
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RE: Let's discuss Bullet Penetration
I'm going to pick one of the .22 caliber choices. It could go either way based on bullet weight, construction, and velocity at impact.
I am going to say that for the same reason tornadoes or certain other strong winds can drive pieces of straw into telephone poles. In layman's terms, when the phone pole is pushed on by the straw, it attempts to push back. The straw simply pushes too suddenly against the phone pole to for it to "push back", so it penetrates.
I am going to say that for the same reason tornadoes or certain other strong winds can drive pieces of straw into telephone poles. In layman's terms, when the phone pole is pushed on by the straw, it attempts to push back. The straw simply pushes too suddenly against the phone pole to for it to "push back", so it penetrates.
02-04-2008, 05:56 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Let's discuss Bullet Penetration
The 220 swift was the only one to go all the way thru... In fact it was going so fast when it went thru that both the front and back of the steel was peeled back as though it had exited both sides. It was amazing.. Any guess on which one "Almost went thru"
02-04-2008, 06:12 PM
#17
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RE: Let's discuss Bullet Penetration
Dangit I was just going to post the 220 Swift as my guess but you already posted the answer. I talked to the guy at the rifle range here one time and he said by far the most damaging cartridges for the metal silhouette targets were the high velocity .22's and other similar cartidges (like 6mm's pushing light bullets at high speed).
My guess for the second part is the 22-250.
I think bullet construction should be mentioned in this post, though, since you are talking about penetration. I'd bet all of the cartidges would have punched through your metal plate if you had chosen a bullet constructed to penetrate deeper than simple soft points.
My guess for the second part is the 22-250.
I think bullet construction should be mentioned in this post, though, since you are talking about penetration. I'd bet all of the cartidges would have punched through your metal plate if you had chosen a bullet constructed to penetrate deeper than simple soft points.
02-04-2008, 09:12 PM
#19
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Let's discuss Bullet Penetration
.458 Lott w/ solids ? I bet this would go through 3/4" of steel.
.375 H&H w/ 300gr solids....?
my .340 wby with cheap/soft bullets went through 1/4" of steel, then 3-4" of timber, then through another 1/4" of steel.
.375 H&H w/ 300gr solids....?
my .340 wby with cheap/soft bullets went through 1/4" of steel, then 3-4" of timber, then through another 1/4" of steel.