Originally Posted by
Otterbatcat
Howdy Friends...:)
Look forward to seeing the vids, Belly !
We found out the other day what factory loads 9/40/and 45 do to 3/8ths acrylic sheeting from about 12-15 ft. away. I can look up what projectile and grain was if anyone gives a shit about that, but we found that shooting straight on at the sheet with 9mm, the bullet was stopped but with "near" penetration. 9mm from a slight angle (say 20 to 40 degrees) the round went through the acrylic AND blew a three inch chunk of material out as the round passed through. 9mm HP was less effective than round nose on this material. Testing with other calibers was all straight on to the material.
We added a second layer of acrylic sheet, and found that 40cal would penetrate through the first sheet, but only made an impression and cracks on the second sheet. 45 cal would not penetrate the first sheet at all, which surprised both of us. After I left, the kid added a third sheet of material and found that at 100 yds. .223 didn't even know the three sheets were there.
Unscientific, but might have been slightly interesting to some of ya.
Gonna go make some breakfasts for the week, and get some laundry and other necessary crapola done.
..and stuff.
