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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (189856)10/7/2001 10:31:24 AM
From: Ish  Read Replies (3) of 769667
 
<<I'm still wondering how a bullet was able to penetrate that pipe. >>

I had coffee with a guy yesterday who's brother worked in the pipeline. They used T65 pipe that has a rating of 65,000 lb per sq inch instead of the usual T40 that rates at 40,000 lb per sq inch. Both are 3/8 of an inch thick.

The shooter used a .338 magnum. That pushes a 225 grain bullet at 3,000 ft per second. Using a full metal jacket bullet like is popular in Africa he had no problem putting a hole in the pipe. His brother turned him in.
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