Pulp
Regular Member
All of these bullets were fired into water jugs. I had two of the large kitty litter jugs end to end. That's 18 inches of water total. None penetrated both jugs, all bullets were recovered from the second jug. That means none meet the FBI minimum standard.
From left to right: CCI Stinger, (fired from a Colt Woodsman, 4.5 inch barrel) Winchester PDX .22Mag, Hornady Critical Defense .22 Mag, (fired from a NAA Mini, 1 5/8 inch barrel, and for comparison a Hornady .45ACP Critical Defense. (fired from a Springfield 1911A1, 5 inch barrel)
I would like to repeat the test with a longer barreled .22Mag pistol, say a Kel-Tec PMR30. The expansion and penetration might be considerably more. If anyone has a PMR30, please send it to me.
BTW, I also have a Hornady .45ACP CD bullet recovered from a deer I had to put down, after a poacher shot it on my land and broke its back. Expansion through deer is equal to expansion through water.
Not trying to prove anything here, just sharing information.
Edit:, the first Winchester bullet actually shed its jacket so that is the core and jacket in the photo.
From left to right: CCI Stinger, (fired from a Colt Woodsman, 4.5 inch barrel) Winchester PDX .22Mag, Hornady Critical Defense .22 Mag, (fired from a NAA Mini, 1 5/8 inch barrel, and for comparison a Hornady .45ACP Critical Defense. (fired from a Springfield 1911A1, 5 inch barrel)
I would like to repeat the test with a longer barreled .22Mag pistol, say a Kel-Tec PMR30. The expansion and penetration might be considerably more. If anyone has a PMR30, please send it to me.
BTW, I also have a Hornady .45ACP CD bullet recovered from a deer I had to put down, after a poacher shot it on my land and broke its back. Expansion through deer is equal to expansion through water.
Not trying to prove anything here, just sharing information.
Edit:, the first Winchester bullet actually shed its jacket so that is the core and jacket in the photo.
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