Re: [GZG] Slightly OT - Hypothetical weapon question

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> At 4:01 PM -0600 10/28/08, Ryan Fisk wrote:

>>In the Mythbusters episode that was mentioned they found that .50 cal
>>round pretty much disintegrated into nothing when shot into the water.
>>  That .50 cal, based on that data, may not be able to put a hole in
>>the boat very much below the water line (a few inches at most).
>
> What were they firing? AP is not going to
> disintegrate. Don't base your ballistics
> knowledge on Mythbusters. They're NOT very expert
> on Ballistics.

No argument there.  They don't have a clue, but the footage they shot
was very convincing.  I would have NEVER expected the result as seen
on camera.

As for AP, I have no idea.

When it comes to ballistics, I go with this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Firearm-Ballistics-Robert-Rinker/dp/
0964559846

It's not very scientific, but I shoot the crap out of stuff in my back
yard too.  I live in rural Wyoming, I have tons of back yard.

-- 
Ryan Fisk

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