I didn't have any goats so I used milk jugs.
I know milk jugs are not anywhere near as good a ballistic gelatin, for evaluating ammo, but I was curious to see how a few different handgun rounds performed.
For "control" purposes, I fired one round, S. African surplus 5.56 from a Bushmaster AR, with 16" barrel, into a jug of water from 25'.
To say the jug exploded was an understatement.
It would appear that the bullet fragmented, based on multiple exit holes.
All handgun rounds fired from 5' away, on level plane into a 1 gallon milk jug full of water.
1. 9mm, jhp, Speer Gold Dot +P, from Glock 19.
The jug exploded almost as completely as the .5.56mm round.
When re-assembling the jug to examine the exit "wound", it would appear that there was good expansion of the round.
2. 9mm, jhp, Federal Hydra-Shok, stadard pressure, from a Kahr MK9.
The jug exploded, but the devastation was not as complete as the +P round. The round did not appear to have expanded, based on the exit hole.
3. .32 cal Winchester Silvertip jhp, from a KelTec P32.
The jug burst with a single split down the back, no apparent expansion on the exit hole.
4. .22 CCI Stinger jhp, from a Ruger MKII, (4" barrel).
There was actually slightly more damage to the jug than the .32 round. No apparent expansion.
All rounds exited the jug and were buried (lost) in a clay bank 2 ft. away.
Note: These results are not presented as scientific in any way.
Sure was fun though!
I know milk jugs are not anywhere near as good a ballistic gelatin, for evaluating ammo, but I was curious to see how a few different handgun rounds performed.
For "control" purposes, I fired one round, S. African surplus 5.56 from a Bushmaster AR, with 16" barrel, into a jug of water from 25'.
To say the jug exploded was an understatement.
It would appear that the bullet fragmented, based on multiple exit holes.
All handgun rounds fired from 5' away, on level plane into a 1 gallon milk jug full of water.
1. 9mm, jhp, Speer Gold Dot +P, from Glock 19.
The jug exploded almost as completely as the .5.56mm round.
When re-assembling the jug to examine the exit "wound", it would appear that there was good expansion of the round.
2. 9mm, jhp, Federal Hydra-Shok, stadard pressure, from a Kahr MK9.
The jug exploded, but the devastation was not as complete as the +P round. The round did not appear to have expanded, based on the exit hole.
3. .32 cal Winchester Silvertip jhp, from a KelTec P32.
The jug burst with a single split down the back, no apparent expansion on the exit hole.
4. .22 CCI Stinger jhp, from a Ruger MKII, (4" barrel).
There was actually slightly more damage to the jug than the .32 round. No apparent expansion.
All rounds exited the jug and were buried (lost) in a clay bank 2 ft. away.
Note: These results are not presented as scientific in any way.
Sure was fun though!
