Some of my previous testing:
My first test:
Getting a sense for 380 vs 9mm in different barrel lengths
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-ballistics-test-g42-vs-g26-vs-g34.1654105/
Testing different 380 rounds
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-g42-and-g26-ballistic-testing-hot-ammo.1658862/
Compilation thread. There are some fruit shooting videos here too.
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-compilation-of-g42-ammo-testing-including-new-p.1659345/
Denim testing
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-compilation-of-g42-ammo-testing-including-new-p.1659345/#post-24144777
Ham shooting for simulated chest
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/final-g42-ballistic-testing-xtp-over-xd.1661502/
8 layer denim failure test
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/g42-hollow-point-failure-test-8-layers-denim.1662442/
Testing various small pistol calibers
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/glock-42-vs-43-ballistic-test-9x17-vs-9x18-vs-9x19.1664990/
Through the testing, I have picked ammunition and pistol combinations that I feel serve the niches that I set out to cover.
So the test today is to get a sense of "what do they do in various comparative media?"
And to have some fun.
I had some scrap wood and a full battery in my portable saw so built a testing rig with various elements: From right to left:
2 layers of denim: clothes
Leather and neoprene rubber: skin
1" Modeling clay: muscle
2 cedar planks: bone
Sponge: misc connective tissue
Canned Spam: heart or other organ
And then the reverse. Note, I put the terminal cedar on the back side of the clay (because I goofed).
On to the demonstration:
22 WMR Gold Dot (short barrel). 40gr. 2" barrel of NAA Black Widow. My "not a gun" gun pocket carry BUG.
And the Spam exit
The G42 in 380 ACP with Underwood +P XTP (wife's off body carry).
And its Spam exit
Then the G43 with Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P (9mm) (my weekend IWB carry).
And Spam exit
And then to my favorite current EDC, the Shield 45 with Federal 230gr HST.
Top view of the Spam.
And my RV / high threat gun. G20 (10mm) with 180gr Underwood Gold Dot.
This is the Spam from above (shot with the 10mm). The 45 cal looked similar with lids blown off of both.
That's about what I expected and consistent with previous tests.
Impression: with excellent shot placement, even a 22 WMR in 2" barrel can deliver a wound to a vital area. But using a larger, hotter round obviously allows you to make a bigger hole and not be quite as precise. Duh. Nothing really earth shattering here. I just like seeing it in visuals I can understand and compare.
I was curious to see what the extracted bullets looked like... and to have a more easily identifiable representation of wound cavity and energy delivery.
Yes, I know that modeling clay is not ballistic gel. But it's another way to illustrate the differences in energy transfer. That's why the Spam is in between clay bricks.
My first test:
Getting a sense for 380 vs 9mm in different barrel lengths
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-ballistics-test-g42-vs-g26-vs-g34.1654105/
Testing different 380 rounds
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-g42-and-g26-ballistic-testing-hot-ammo.1658862/
Compilation thread. There are some fruit shooting videos here too.
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-compilation-of-g42-ammo-testing-including-new-p.1659345/
Denim testing
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/quick-compilation-of-g42-ammo-testing-including-new-p.1659345/#post-24144777
Ham shooting for simulated chest
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/final-g42-ballistic-testing-xtp-over-xd.1661502/
8 layer denim failure test
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/g42-hollow-point-failure-test-8-layers-denim.1662442/
Testing various small pistol calibers
https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/glock-42-vs-43-ballistic-test-9x17-vs-9x18-vs-9x19.1664990/
Through the testing, I have picked ammunition and pistol combinations that I feel serve the niches that I set out to cover.
So the test today is to get a sense of "what do they do in various comparative media?"
And to have some fun.
I had some scrap wood and a full battery in my portable saw so built a testing rig with various elements: From right to left:
2 layers of denim: clothes
Leather and neoprene rubber: skin
1" Modeling clay: muscle
2 cedar planks: bone
Sponge: misc connective tissue
Canned Spam: heart or other organ
And then the reverse. Note, I put the terminal cedar on the back side of the clay (because I goofed).
On to the demonstration:
22 WMR Gold Dot (short barrel). 40gr. 2" barrel of NAA Black Widow. My "not a gun" gun pocket carry BUG.
And the Spam exit
The G42 in 380 ACP with Underwood +P XTP (wife's off body carry).
And its Spam exit
Then the G43 with Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P (9mm) (my weekend IWB carry).
And Spam exit
And then to my favorite current EDC, the Shield 45 with Federal 230gr HST.
Top view of the Spam.
And my RV / high threat gun. G20 (10mm) with 180gr Underwood Gold Dot.
This is the Spam from above (shot with the 10mm). The 45 cal looked similar with lids blown off of both.
That's about what I expected and consistent with previous tests.
Impression: with excellent shot placement, even a 22 WMR in 2" barrel can deliver a wound to a vital area. But using a larger, hotter round obviously allows you to make a bigger hole and not be quite as precise. Duh. Nothing really earth shattering here. I just like seeing it in visuals I can understand and compare.
I was curious to see what the extracted bullets looked like... and to have a more easily identifiable representation of wound cavity and energy delivery.
Yes, I know that modeling clay is not ballistic gel. But it's another way to illustrate the differences in energy transfer. That's why the Spam is in between clay bricks.