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- From: bbx!bbxrbk!russ@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Russ Kepler)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Armor Piercing rounds
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.201846.29334@bbxrbk>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 23:09:44 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- I'm restarting this thread because I have most of the materials, and
- am seeking some advise regarding same.
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- Ed Rudnicki was kind enough to send the armor plate (12"x12"x1/2") and
- I've gotten the WWII .30-06 AP rounds. I haven't had as much luck
- with the .220 Swift as I wanted, but the "Accelerator" rounds from a
- .30-06 have the same velocity with the same projectile - will folks
- accept the results of this?
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- The plate is a bit past the "pitted" stage of rusting, so I've got a
- couple of problems there. I can't angle up the plate to reduce the
- chance of dangerous ricochet - the danger is from pretty much any
- angle. I'm going to go to a frontal shot with a small angle (down)
- from the vertical and fire from a shielded position. I'm also going
- to try to take the place to smooth metal in a couple of places for the
- shots so the friction of the rusted areas doesn't improve the grip of
- the bullet. I'm not spending a lot of time on this last part as I
- don't have that much time.
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- I've got a couple of other potential AP rounds (Chinese steel core,
- etc.) and may report on their effects as well.
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- I'll try to take pictures with scales for later measurement and
- possible GIFing.
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- Russ Kepler, posting from home bbxrbk!russ@bbx.basis.com
- Will hack unix for food
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