to catch a .50 bmg bullet
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against a .50 caliber machine gun!
Testing a Bullet Catcher
TO CAPTURE A 50BMG BULLET
22LR 5.56 7.62x39 7.62N .30-'06 .50 BMG
.50 BMG CARTRIDGE
692-gr.Steel Core
Bullet
232-gr.
Nominal Muzzle Vel.= 2900f/s
KE = 12,922ft-lbsMomentum = 8.89lb-sec.
Dick RogersSafariland
DustinEngelMCSD
Recovery Device
MARCH 10, 2009 MCSD RANGE, BUCKEYE, AZ
CEDChronograph
Two“Sighters”
VIEW BACK to the GUN POSITION
Recovery Ports
.50BMGammo
.50BMG45” bbl.
SHOT 1 IMPACT VELOCITY
NO EXIT!NO BULGE!
Impact Vel. = 2860f/sKE = 12,568ft-lbsMomentum = 8.79lb-sec.
UnitMoved3.75-in.
RECOVERY: STEEL CORE at the FAR END SEPARATED JACKET ca. 32”
SHOT 1 – Impact Velocity = 2860f/s
SHOT 2 – Impact Velocity = 2899f/s
STEEL COREIMPACT SITES
SHOT 3Impact
Velocity= 2921f/s Bulge
fromSteel CoreImpact