.50 BMG bounces back off steel plate, head shot

[itsbob]

But I don't think if the AP round didn't penetrate that it would stay 'whole'.. I would assume the FMJ would stay in one piece or a few big pieces, whereas the AP round would shatter if it didn't go through. Speculation: the FMJ round would mushroom on the steel and bounce back.. more or less in one piece.

 

[itsbob]

<img src='http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~jchock/30ap_stainless_f.jpg'>

.30-.06 AP round, 1/2 'mild' steel plate

<img src ='http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~jchock/30ap_stainless_b.jpg'>

And the exit wound

 

[Larry Gude]

Sounds like...

yeah, but things that go bang, and or boom... I can talk about those ALL day, and never get tired..

...a man date to me. You gotta come up and check out my rack.
Err...plate, that is.

NO RIFLES. NOTHING OVER A .45 or 230 grains!!!

 

[Larry Gude]

My limited...

And the exit wound

...experience is the only way FMJ mushrooms is if it hits something soft. Otherwise; egg against the wall. SPLATTER.

 

[itsbob]

OT, but a neat picture..


Israeli Girls going out for Ice Cream..

<img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4792/1369/320/IsraeliGirlsBuyIceCream.jpg'>

 

[itsbob]

...experience is the only way FMJ mushrooms is if it hits something soft. Otherwise; egg against the wall. SPLATTER.

I remeber an episode of Mythbusters where they shot a .50 AP round into water, and it dissapeared into Tiny little bits.. but I think they had the identical results with an FMJ round too..

 

[Larry Gude]

And that is why...

OT, but a neat picture..


Israeli Girls going out for Ice Cream..

<img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4792/1369/320/IsraeliGirlsBuyIceCream.jpg'>

...we have suicide bombers. Palestinians going on shooting rampages didn't produce the desired results.

OT; Yet another example of women changing mens behavior.

 

[Larry Gude]

I didn't...

I remeber an episode of Mythbusters where they shot a .50 AP round into water, and it dissapeared into Tiny little bits.. but I think they had the identical results with an FMJ round too..

...remember what rounds they tried, only that it was a 'fity.

 

[itsbob]

...remember what rounds they tried, only that it was a 'fity.

IF i remember correcty.. they did "normal" rounds.. than at the very end they came in with the cop with AP rounds.. And they kept assuming they were going to violently drain the pool.. and then you saw the bits floating peacefully to the bottom of the pool..

 

[Larry Gude]

Yeah...

IF i remember correcty.. they did "normal" rounds.. than at the very end they came in with the cop with AP rounds.. And they kept assuming they were going to violently drain the pool.. and then you saw the bits floating peacefully to the bottom of the pool..

...well, I wish they'd have done something to test pressure levels. Their point was you could survive getting shot at under water. But could you sill hear afterwards? They don't enter or come apart peacefully!

 

[Sharon]

You gotta come up and check out my rack.

You do have a nice rack Larry.

 

[Larry Gude]

Or at least...

You do have a nice rack Larry.

...I did before your husband got ahold of it.

 

[Sharon]

...I did before your husband got ahold of it.

It was fun though. I never saw targets fall down in fear of being hit.

:shockwave:

I won't shoot with him in the next lane at the indoor range because of it.

 

[AK-74me]

Here is a quote from one of the Mods over at Ar.15.com on this video

No--at my club I'm the only one with a .50 BMG so I take it out a couple times a season for everyone to shoot. We typically shoot it at a metal "gong" which is a piece of hardened plate steel about 3" thick and two foot square. It is mounted on a pair of heavy truck coil springs. It works great for calibers like .30/06 and such but the second time we shot it with the .50 we had a round come back over our heads (the plate is downhill in a "hole" so the angle was well over our heads). We heard a nasty buzzing overhead and half the guys laughed and said, "COOOOOOOOOOL!" The club president and I looked at each other in horror and said, "Not cool--no more of this!"

Now we only shoot spotter/tracers as they completely obliterate on the plate. Oh, the 647 grain ball bullets would just crater it a bit but didn't penetrate more than about 1/2"--it is a massive piece of hard steel. Obviously we don't want to ruin the plate so I won't use any AP on it.

and here is a pic of the guys muffs.

 

[tikipirate]

I had a .50 tracer out of an M2 come back at me once. It spiraled back in slow motion and landed next to my boot still lit and sputtering. I was just happy it didn't go down my shirt.