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Bullet penetration in fire hose
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 969795" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>Can't say I've heard of that media, but what the hey! I have done a lot of bullet testing since I started making my own several years ago, and this is one of my favorite tests: </p><p>I use a light barrel (plastic or similar) about twenty gal. I line it with a trash liner and fill with water. If you start at the top and work your way down, you can usually get around four shots per liner. The barrel will last for a lot of rounds by replacing the bags. I put several layers of berber carpet behind the water barrel. The water expands the bullet and the carpet catches it. I always have a good solid backstop behind that to stop any strays. Water was recommended to me as a good media years ago by Bill Stiggers, the founder of Bitterroot bullets. I have found this to give very good comparisons from bullet to bullet and also gives a pretty good indication of a bullet in flesh.</p><p>I have one of your barrels on my 6.5 SS.....shoots pretty well<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />....Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 969795, member: 13833"] Can't say I've heard of that media, but what the hey! I have done a lot of bullet testing since I started making my own several years ago, and this is one of my favorite tests: I use a light barrel (plastic or similar) about twenty gal. I line it with a trash liner and fill with water. If you start at the top and work your way down, you can usually get around four shots per liner. The barrel will last for a lot of rounds by replacing the bags. I put several layers of berber carpet behind the water barrel. The water expands the bullet and the carpet catches it. I always have a good solid backstop behind that to stop any strays. Water was recommended to me as a good media years ago by Bill Stiggers, the founder of Bitterroot bullets. I have found this to give very good comparisons from bullet to bullet and also gives a pretty good indication of a bullet in flesh. I have one of your barrels on my 6.5 SS.....shoots pretty well:)....Rich [/QUOTE]
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