Water expansion test part 2
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TurtlePhish
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Ouch.
Those look really cool.
How much water did you get back in the face?
Those look really cool.
How much water did you get back in the face?
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Steve H
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None............the top of the trash can was about a foot below the edge of the deck. I put a 4' X 4' chunk of 3/4" plywood between me and the rail. My arm hardly got wet.
TurtlePhish
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Good planning, there. Think it'd work with a rifle?
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Steve H
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I was shooting my 4" XD. I would think any rifle would be a total different outcome. One you would not want. I figure (rough guess) that load was leaving the barrel at about 1000 fps. Most center fire rifles are a lot faster and might need more water depth to slow down the bullet. Maybe the experts can give better info.
wkumatt
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They've tried this with a rifle on mythbusters. If memory serves they did .223, .308, and .50 bmg. In all of them the bullet disintegrated in the first few inches of water. They contended that super sonic rounds would disintegrate with the sudden decceleration.
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That's cool. Did you use a metal or plastic trash can. I thought about using a plastic trashcan, but am worried the hydrostatic pressure would destroy it.
Keep in mind that water expansion results are most often more fantastic than actual results in living tissue, but it's still a good indicator.
Keep in mind that water expansion results are most often more fantastic than actual results in living tissue, but it's still a good indicator.
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Steve H
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I used an OLD plastic trash can............no damage to it at all.
The one thing that surprise me a lot is how much more the +P peeled back and behind the base of the bullet
firesky101
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This, but I would be worried about all that energy breaking a plastic trash can with a rifle round.
CountryUgly
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Cool....
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