longrifleman
Member
Let's pick apart another Hollywood bit of silliness.
Most of the show was pretty much formula cop show stuff, but the gun twist was a bit more creative, if not more physically possible.
The set-up: Bad guy shoots victim with service 9mm and leaves two bullets in body. One penetrates very shallowly and other does normal bullet stuff, but is deformed more than usual. This leads to having to eliminate possibility of two shooters yada yada. Turns out first round was squib due to old ammo soaked with oil giving lousy ignition and second round pushing first round out to do the damage. At the end Gibbs reveals chewed up gun hand on baddie due to kaboom. Solved in an hour. Ya.
I don't believe the second round would have the power to do much damage after blowing up the gun. Also, if the second round did push the first round out, why wouldn't they have the same velocity, and therefore do the same damage? I guess either I don't understand physics or the writers don't.
Anyone have any experience with squibs that would make this not seem so silly?
Most of the show was pretty much formula cop show stuff, but the gun twist was a bit more creative, if not more physically possible.
The set-up: Bad guy shoots victim with service 9mm and leaves two bullets in body. One penetrates very shallowly and other does normal bullet stuff, but is deformed more than usual. This leads to having to eliminate possibility of two shooters yada yada. Turns out first round was squib due to old ammo soaked with oil giving lousy ignition and second round pushing first round out to do the damage. At the end Gibbs reveals chewed up gun hand on baddie due to kaboom. Solved in an hour. Ya.
I don't believe the second round would have the power to do much damage after blowing up the gun. Also, if the second round did push the first round out, why wouldn't they have the same velocity, and therefore do the same damage? I guess either I don't understand physics or the writers don't.
Anyone have any experience with squibs that would make this not seem so silly?