Thursday, August 22, 2019

Overpenetration

Lots of argument on that in self-defense circles; you don't want a shot to go through the bad guy and hit someone else.  However, if the bullet doesn't penetrate enough, you may be screwed.

Good article on the subject here.
We want a bullet that penetrates 12″-18″ of gelatin.  That translates to roughly 6″-10″ of human flesh, depending on the structures hit.

That introduction brings us to today’s topic….

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