There have been a few threads on this subject but I don't think anyone has actually tried it. So over the last few weeks I collected a bunch of newspaper and magazines and stuffed them into a box that I could shoot at and try to 'catch' one and see what they look like.
So here are my results...
Bullets recovered are shown left to right in the order fired. First two are into dry newspaper and the last is through a water balloon and into newspaper. The round in the picture indicates the direction of the bullet as it sits on my desk. The first two deformed but stayed together but the last one (through water) separated the core from the jacket and the lead broke into a few pieces (which was the result I was expecting). Its interesting to note there is a hole in the base of the jacket at the tail end of the bullet. In hindsight I should have used a hunting SP round for comparison, maybe next time. Also might try wet news paper next time around. My time and resources didn't allow me to do that today.
Well there ya have it, not exactly scientific but does give a little insight into what the bullet may or may not do.
So here are my results...
Bullets recovered are shown left to right in the order fired. First two are into dry newspaper and the last is through a water balloon and into newspaper. The round in the picture indicates the direction of the bullet as it sits on my desk. The first two deformed but stayed together but the last one (through water) separated the core from the jacket and the lead broke into a few pieces (which was the result I was expecting). Its interesting to note there is a hole in the base of the jacket at the tail end of the bullet. In hindsight I should have used a hunting SP round for comparison, maybe next time. Also might try wet news paper next time around. My time and resources didn't allow me to do that today.
Well there ya have it, not exactly scientific but does give a little insight into what the bullet may or may not do.
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