I had an old phone book, 2 1/4" thick.
Propped it up about 10 yds away and popped it with various handguns.
.22 Aguila HP fired from a Ruger Mark II made it most of the way through. I was surprised at how far the little .22 penetrated. That would really sting.
.38 Special 130 grain from a Ruger GP100 4" punched through and tore a great exit hole, though the entry hole was not much more noticeable than the .22.
9mm Blazer 115 grain from a Glock 19 did about the same as the .38, though the exit was alittle more spectacular, with a tornado looking spiral of paper sticking out the back.
.357 Magnum 110 grain Winchester from the GP 100 punched a clean circle in the front, by far the most noticeable entry, and left an exit like a small fist punched through it!
So what did I learn from this non-scientific exercise? That even a little .22 or cheap practice ammo has awesome potential to do damage, and the .357 is still one bad mother!
Propped it up about 10 yds away and popped it with various handguns.
.22 Aguila HP fired from a Ruger Mark II made it most of the way through. I was surprised at how far the little .22 penetrated. That would really sting.
.38 Special 130 grain from a Ruger GP100 4" punched through and tore a great exit hole, though the entry hole was not much more noticeable than the .22.
9mm Blazer 115 grain from a Glock 19 did about the same as the .38, though the exit was alittle more spectacular, with a tornado looking spiral of paper sticking out the back.
.357 Magnum 110 grain Winchester from the GP 100 punched a clean circle in the front, by far the most noticeable entry, and left an exit like a small fist punched through it!
So what did I learn from this non-scientific exercise? That even a little .22 or cheap practice ammo has awesome potential to do damage, and the .357 is still one bad mother!