Thought I might try this next....any takers? Proposed test for next weekend. Melting one block today and hope to melt another next week. I will post the results here and change the title accordingly.
45 Colt/ 45 ACP Clear Ballistics Gel Test (Proposed)
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I had a box that I shot into sand for a test and they did seem to mushroom nice but some fragmented a bit, perhaps from hitting stones in the sand pile? or whatever. The gel should give a better test. Chris S
I was surprised the 45 Colt didn't perform better with that bullet, seems the big lead slug is still the best in the Colt. Chris S
Forgot to add that I was really impressed with the ACP! My favorite loads in ACP are a 200 grain LSWC or a Sierra 185 HP which are very accurate, easy to shoot and still pack a pretty good punch. I would probably use a Gold Dot or such if they weren't so damn expensive. If I can't stop it with 8 lead slugs I'm in more trouble than my gun is gonna get me out of! Chris S
Here are some more tests with the 45 Colt 250gr GDHP with similar results.
45 Colt SGDHP and the Raging Judge
ADDED AN AMENDMENT VIDEO
Not trying to steal your thunder but thought I would throw out what I was working on about 100 years ago, just for grins:
(Yea, I know, not a sixgun in the test)
I have heard it said that the .223 is a poor choice for "home defense" based on the belief that it will go through walls and into the neighbor’s house. (Not a good thing for neighborhood relations). Current discussions lately have brought up the question what would penetrate more layers of sheetrock, a .223 or a .45.
Well, lets throw in a 9mm just for fun. The .45 is a 230 gr FMJ round nose traveling in the 700-800 FPS range, the 9mm is a 124 gr FMJ round nose traveling at 1000-1100 FPS, and the .223 is a 62 gr FMJ boat tail going in the neighborhood of 2500 fps.
Disclaimer, these results are not the most scientific, but great for starting arguments.
And go ahead, try this at home, I could give a rats ass!
The "Contraption" multiple single and double layers of 5/8 drywall
The test results
Some Cool Close-ups:
The 9mm
The 45acp
The .223
And the test results in a confusing spreadsheet:
single layers of 5/8" drywall
double layers of 5/8" drywall
total layers of 5/8" drywall
area of bullet hole in square inches
total thickness material moved in inches
total volume material moved in cubic in
45acp
6
1
8
0.159
5
0.795
0.223
6
3.5
13
0.039
8.125
0.317
9mm
6
5
16
0.099
10
0.989
This would lead one to believe that:
1.) The 9mm would penetrate the most walls and moves more material then either of the other two
2.) The 45acp would penetrate the least walls while moving almost as much material as the 9mm
3.) The .223 does not seem, by this data, to pose much more of a danger then either of the other calibers.
Kind of screwed up, try this:
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