Why would i wish to leave a gap in the jugs, when the deer i am looking to kill has no gap. Are you suggesting i should try for 3 deer with one shot?

You'll need a bigger bullet for that.

Why is that ? A 250 gr shockwave will kill 2 deer at over 200 yards . So that one should be able to kill 3 , although more powder is recommended

I have no clue why some people are under the impression that a 2 or 3 inch air gap will slow a bullet! It has absolutely NO effect whatsoever.

Show me.

Yes, i agree.

Naa...

I agree that deers aren't made with gaps!!! but the media used for your test is not like flesh and bone neither.

I just think the gap between jug help to slow down the bullet more efficiently than one large container. Every time the bullet hit a new jug it encounter a new hydraulic resistance.

Anyway it is just personal preference. Keep posting range report, it alwas interesting to read.

Made it out again this morning. This VIDEO shows what transpired.
















The chronograph was placed at 13 feet, and it measured a speed of 2170 fps. This calculates to a muzzle velocity of 2190 fps. The powder charge was 130g Blackhorn. Distance from rifle to the jugs was 25 yd, and at that range the bullet was traveling at about 2070 fps. The bullet was apparently two pieces when it entered the fourth jug, which one sees in the following photo.









Part of the bullet stayed in the fourth jug; most of the bullet seems to have exited out the right side, which one can deduce from the hole in the side of jug 4 shown in the next photo. The fifth jug is intact, and the piece of the bullet left behind in the fourth jug is shown sitting on top of the fifth jug.

Federals new Powerbelt?

Not impressive to me anyway. Looks like it fragments way to easily. Think I'll stick to the plan and use the Barnes.