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<blockquote data-quote="rcnich" data-source="post: 832151" data-attributes="member: 4193"><p>Large caliber handgun rounds as well as buckshot easily penetrate drywall, so be sure you consider what's behind your target before you unload on 'em.</p><p></p><p>Of course FMJ rifle rounds (e.g. .308) will penetrate drywall, and probably continue right on through the exterior brick.</p><p></p><p>I've read that 55 grn. 5.56 rounds have such high velocity that they fragment and don't penetrate drywall, and thus are less likely to go where you don't want them to go.</p><p></p><p>However, this claim seems contradicted by this test done by "Box of Truth"</p><p><a href="http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot14.htm" target="_blank">http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot14.htm</a></p><p></p><p>As far as terminal ballistics, there's really no comparison between 12 ga. 00 buck and a handgun round, not even the venerable .45 ACP.</p><p></p><p>Use the handgun to get the kiddos to your safe room, then grab the shotgun until the police arrive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rcnich, post: 832151, member: 4193"] Large caliber handgun rounds as well as buckshot easily penetrate drywall, so be sure you consider what's behind your target before you unload on 'em. Of course FMJ rifle rounds (e.g. .308) will penetrate drywall, and probably continue right on through the exterior brick. I've read that 55 grn. 5.56 rounds have such high velocity that they fragment and don't penetrate drywall, and thus are less likely to go where you don't want them to go. However, this claim seems contradicted by this test done by "Box of Truth" [url]http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot14.htm[/url] As far as terminal ballistics, there's really no comparison between 12 ga. 00 buck and a handgun round, not even the venerable .45 ACP. Use the handgun to get the kiddos to your safe room, then grab the shotgun until the police arrive. [/QUOTE]
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