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To: goldworldnet who wrote (253338)6/6/2008 12:42:23 PM
From: HPilot  Read Replies (1) of 793858
 
Mattoo's equation predicts that Hatcher's .30 caliber bullet, which has a small diameter in relation to its weight, will perforate the skin at only 124 feet per second. It's easy to believe that such a bullet falling at 300 feet per second could kill you, especially if it struck you in the head.

Speculation, it has been shown that the bullet will not go through the skull at 300 FPS it takes much more to go through bone. The bullet will not go straight once it reaches terminal velocity, it will tumble or heavy blunt end first. This was done on Mythbusters and no bullets fired from 30-06 to 9 mm could fall fast enough to go through the skull. I think they proved that it had to go over 400 FPS to go through a pig's skin.
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