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.22LR Penetration Test & Ammo Review

Welcome back! As promised, here is the result of our penetration test;

I have some weird obsession with the penetration characteristics of various types of ammunition, I have noticed how the majority of individual shooters who make penetration test reviews and videos seem to be quite closed minded in terms of target materials and overall setup. Most tests you will find online are merely bottles filled with water and shot with a few different brands and velocities of ammo. or metal plates, soft drink cans (soda cans) etc.

We have created a pretty nice multi layered And multi material target which has 3 impact points which will test one type of ammunition for the time being ( Eley Club, 40grain 1085fps ) and it's different impact points and penetration ability or difficulty between each layer.
It is one target with all 3 target aim points in one, yet multiple material layers beneath each level, Materials include:

• Tin Cans eg: beans, soup etc.,
• Hardened Cardboard,
• Folded Soft Drink Cans (Aluminium),
• Plastics of two thicknesses and density,
• Rubber Strips,
• Electrical Tape (Not thick, only to hold target and layers together as well as separating aim points.
• TARGET WEIGHT BEFORE SHOOTING: 135+Grams (using analogue kitchen scale so not entirely exact)

Level 1 (thin thickness section):
15.5mm of all materials combined including a +-3mm dead space (empty space)
Level 2 (medium thickness section):
17mm of all materials combined - this level has No dead space area / part
Level 3 (thickest section):
21mm of all materials combined - this level has No dead space area / part

Eley Club .22LR - 1085 fps Penetration Test

Triple Layer & Multiple Material .22LR Penetration Target

 I shot the target at 25 yards, hot good clean hits but did also experience 2x shots which slightly skimmed the top, these were not counted as it became obvious they didn't hit all materials in Layer 3.


.22LR Metal Penetration (nice clean hit on layer 1)

 In Layers 1 & 2, we had good penetration through all metal plates, plastics, hardened cardboard, Rubber etc. The above is the final plate in front of the final Rubber and plastic layers in Level 1.

.22LR: The two that skimmed and slightly missed some materials in Level 3's test

 As you can see above we just clipped the target spot and thereby will not count these two shots as they definitely missed a few layers in Level 3.

.22LR Penetration Test - Back of target blasted out but semi intact

 Finally, the back of the target - blown nicely out but still relatively intact! The conclusion is that we have severely misunderestimated the power of the .22LR - we expected Layer 3 to stop the round but had penetration anyway ... so the good news for you is that we will come back with a Layer 4 which we will make to stop this ammunition ( Eley club - 1085 fps ) and will post the update here in the near future!

A video of this may be posted sometime soon too, so keep an eye on this space! Come back soon as we will be describing what materials were in each Layer of today's test.

 

to be continued .....

Thank God for the Second Amendment !

Wow, if there's one thing that's great of the USA, it's their Right to Bear Arms ( The Second Amendment ) something Every country needs, in the past few decades we have seen extreme changes in Laws that negatively affect recreational shooters, hunters, sportsmen / women and citizens who believe in the right to self defence. Although I personally believe that we can change that and force the Governments worldwide through People Power to review and change their laws.

When you think, yes, anti gun lobbyists are right to a sense that guns were invented to kill, yet centuries later they turned into a sporting tool where people could hunt, compete or just have fun on a family or father to son day out, now why must good law abiding people have to pay with their liberties just because some government official saw an opportunity to win votes by giving the anti gun lobbyists what they have been moaning for? Why should an entire population of a Nation have restricted or No Ownership rights just because of the odd killing or nutter going beserk with a gun and killing a group of people?

Below here is a great example of how nice it is in the ol USA ... This Mossberg 702, .22LR semi auto with scope, 2 extra magazines + the one supplied & about 300+ rounds of bulk ammo! All for the price of Only £146 ! The rifle features a tip down forend so will appeal to the tactical enthusiasts also with it's synthetic thumbhole pistol grip type stock .... Where can you ever find any deal like this in the UK ?
PS: Relax, it is already sold!

Mossberg 702 Plinkster .22LR semi auto with synthetic thumbhole, tactical style tip-down forend

High Capacity Banana Magazines

High Capacity Banana Magazines - CONTROVERSY !!

 

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.22LR Penetration Test & Ammo Review

In a few of days we will post the outcome of a .22LR penetration test that we are going to undertake in a couple of days, The test will both be penetration and ammunition review, the target is designed in multiple layers of different materials so the ammunition will be tested thoroughly! In most penetration tests shooters either change the ammunition or just use the same ammo. on seperate targets, we have made One target with multiple layers of materials and each layer will get rounds put through it, we will use the same ammunition and then review the depth of penetration and resulting bullet deformity.

Sneak hint of the ammo: 40grain, 1085fps Round Nose, Brand kept secret for now, come back to see what it is ....

Update: click Here to jump to the Penetration Test Result

Over The Top Gun Control / Laws: Australia

We will be publishing articles or videos on Crazy Gun control and laws from around the world, I was highly surprised to find out that Australia is just as bad as here in the UK with extreme over the top strictness which is said to be to fight crime but statistics always prove later how crime increases when citizens have their firearms forcibly removed, here the guys on the youtube channel Iraqveteran 8888 explain in detail the restrictions in Australia and give their opinion as general gun owning Americans who believe in the right to bear arms and self defence, 14+min video - worth the watch...

Rimfire Semi Auto vs Bolt Action!

There is a war going on between Semi Auto shooters and the Bolt Action nuts, we have voter opinion polls and the current one is ''what is your favourite type of rifle'' - at the moment Semi Auto is winning by One vote
So come on - support your favourite as no one has even voted for Lever Action or Pump Actions yet and there's limited time before the vote closes ....

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