Hot Lead Vs. Cold Steel
08-10-2011, 10:20 PM
#1
Typical Buck
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Location: Central Connecticut
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Hot Lead Vs. Cold Steel
gotcoalman posted how he fired through an ~8mm steel H girder at the local quarry twice with his .44 Kentucky rifle and a patched round ball. He said that the only other gun there that could do it was a .30-30.
When he posted about it folks didn't want to believe his claim so he set out to take a video of his gun firing through an 8mm [.31 inch] steel plate. He loaded it with 100 grains of 777 and a patched .433 round ball and guess what?
Well, check out the video and see for yourself. BTW, he dislocated his shoulder in the process and his son took a piece of shrapnel in the leg to accomplish this video from 3 different angles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Phjzjk0f7Y
When he posted about it folks didn't want to believe his claim so he set out to take a video of his gun firing through an 8mm [.31 inch] steel plate. He loaded it with 100 grains of 777 and a patched .433 round ball and guess what?
Well, check out the video and see for yourself. BTW, he dislocated his shoulder in the process and his son took a piece of shrapnel in the leg to accomplish this video from 3 different angles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Phjzjk0f7Y
Last edited by arcticap; 08-12-2011 at 07:45 PM.
08-11-2011, 04:43 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Burlington,Vt
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To me it seems pretty stupid for that guy to be standing so close to the steel and also in front of the rifle. They need to go to a hunter safety course and learn. Also go to school and gets some brains. It is videos like these that get people hurt or killed.
08-11-2011, 08:37 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
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My thoughts exactly!
08-11-2011, 12:47 PM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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While their idea of how to safely film such an event are questionable at best, the results did not surprise me at all. When a friend was helping me build my first bullet trap, I used the same kind of steel that was basically used here. My White Ultra Mag was the first rifle I used and you can imagine both his and my surprise when I blew right throw it. Since that failed back stop attempt I have moved to 3/4 inch steel. I have not gotten through it, but have dented it. Also there was a steel pipe used as a bracing and legs to hold the backstop.. muzzleloaders will go through steel pipe. Just for your information.
Also the ricochet effect off many surfaces, especially steel is a very real danger. I have a PVC target stand that stood ten feet in front of the steel trap, and you can again, imagine my surprise when that all of a sudden was broken. That's why one PVC target stand at the house is a little taller then the other one...
Also the ricochet effect off many surfaces, especially steel is a very real danger. I have a PVC target stand that stood ten feet in front of the steel trap, and you can again, imagine my surprise when that all of a sudden was broken. That's why one PVC target stand at the house is a little taller then the other one...
