I agree it doesn't look like ordinary key holing.Target paper is made by vibrating the Fourdrinier screens in all directions so that the paper fibres are randomly oriented. THis is done so the bullet holes will be nice and clean and round.
Ordindary paper is vibrated in only one direction, so the fibers tend to align, and will tear in preferred direction,
Chances are these targets were printed on ordinary paper. Eight will get you ten that if you rotate the targets 90 degrees, the tears will appear horizontally.
They do not look like the ordinary "keyholing" of unstable bullets.
Terry
REF:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_machine
Key holing looks like the side view of your bullet.
Eight will get you ten that if you rotate the targets 90 degrees, the tears will appear horizontally when shot at.
More likely it's due to the fact that the 45 is fatter and slower.Good - I thought there was something wrong.
You are correct - paper target hanging with nothing behind it.
Funny it did it with the 45 and not the 9mm's. Guess the bigger bullet made more wind.
No, the 9mm is a lot faster then the .45.Funny it did it with the 45 and not the 9mm's. Guess the bigger bullet made more wind.