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As with the first try, all shots were from 25 yards which wasn't idea but those are the rules. All books were strung from wooden target frames with cardboard backing. Books were duct taped in groups of three with no gap in between. NOTE: I'm not trying to make any correlation between books and meat. I just wanted to see if you really could stop bullets with books.
9x19 Winchester White Box 115 grain jacketed ball versus (3x) 445 page books.
I tried the WWB ammo just to see if there was any difference is penetration and especially deformation compared to the Czech ammo. The WWB actually fared a little better with penetration but was just as deformed.
9x19 Winchester 115 grain hollow point versus 3x 445 page books.
Rounds 1,2, and 3 penetrated the first book and lodged themselves in the back cover of the first book. The third round drifted sideways and tore off the edge of the book. All of them expanded nicely. See pic #3. Top are FMJ and the bottom are HP for comparison.
9x19mm FMJ versus 1000 page book + two 245 pages books backing it.
Round 1 penetrated the front cover plus 897 pages
Round 2 penetrated the front cover plus 887 pages
Both rounds 1 and 2 stopped short of the back cover but their dents and rips were propagated all the way to the back cover.
Round 5 slipped about an inch sideways and exited the side of the book
All of the rounds were mangled. See pic #2.
9x18 Makarov 94 grain Silver Bear hollow points all penetrated one book and flattened except one round which became clogged with paper and didn’t expand as well as the others. None of them exited the first book.
9x18mm Makarov 92-grain Brown Bear round ball versus 1000 page book backed with two others.
Round 1 Front cover +707 pages
Round 2 front cover +713 pages
Round 3 front cover + 615 pages
Round 4 Front cover +714 pages
All of the Makarov ball rounds showed little or no signs of deformation
If you look back at the original test and run some numbers you’ll notice that the Makarov ball rounds penetrated the same number of pages whether they had to pass through a middle layer of book cover or not. In both instances the books were cushioned from behind with other books. The evidence suggests that the covers help by cushioning from behind but offer no serious resistance as the bullets pass through. Hmmmmmmm.
For comparisons see pic #4
Finally, I fired two rounds of 7.62x39mm Silver Bear hollow point ammunition from a Yugo SKS against three books all 700 + pages thick. I only fired two rounds since each of them produced a cloud of confetti behind the target stand. I figured that was a dead horse that didn’t need any more beating. Both rounds penetrated through and through.
As with the first try, all shots were from 25 yards which wasn't idea but those are the rules. All books were strung from wooden target frames with cardboard backing. Books were duct taped in groups of three with no gap in between. NOTE: I'm not trying to make any correlation between books and meat. I just wanted to see if you really could stop bullets with books.
9x19 Winchester White Box 115 grain jacketed ball versus (3x) 445 page books.
I tried the WWB ammo just to see if there was any difference is penetration and especially deformation compared to the Czech ammo. The WWB actually fared a little better with penetration but was just as deformed.
- Round 1 penetrated through two books and their covers completely+ 147 pages of the third book.
- Rounds 2,3, and 4 penetrated through two books lodging in the back cover of the second.
9x19 Winchester 115 grain hollow point versus 3x 445 page books.
Rounds 1,2, and 3 penetrated the first book and lodged themselves in the back cover of the first book. The third round drifted sideways and tore off the edge of the book. All of them expanded nicely. See pic #3. Top are FMJ and the bottom are HP for comparison.
9x19mm FMJ versus 1000 page book + two 245 pages books backing it.
Round 1 penetrated the front cover plus 897 pages
Round 2 penetrated the front cover plus 887 pages
Both rounds 1 and 2 stopped short of the back cover but their dents and rips were propagated all the way to the back cover.
Round 5 slipped about an inch sideways and exited the side of the book
All of the rounds were mangled. See pic #2.
9x18 Makarov 94 grain Silver Bear hollow points all penetrated one book and flattened except one round which became clogged with paper and didn’t expand as well as the others. None of them exited the first book.
9x18mm Makarov 92-grain Brown Bear round ball versus 1000 page book backed with two others.
Round 1 Front cover +707 pages
Round 2 front cover +713 pages
Round 3 front cover + 615 pages
Round 4 Front cover +714 pages
All of the Makarov ball rounds showed little or no signs of deformation
If you look back at the original test and run some numbers you’ll notice that the Makarov ball rounds penetrated the same number of pages whether they had to pass through a middle layer of book cover or not. In both instances the books were cushioned from behind with other books. The evidence suggests that the covers help by cushioning from behind but offer no serious resistance as the bullets pass through. Hmmmmmmm.
For comparisons see pic #4
Finally, I fired two rounds of 7.62x39mm Silver Bear hollow point ammunition from a Yugo SKS against three books all 700 + pages thick. I only fired two rounds since each of them produced a cloud of confetti behind the target stand. I figured that was a dead horse that didn’t need any more beating. Both rounds penetrated through and through.
