9mm Shot Through Sheet Metal

The 45 super outperformed the 9mm but by only 2 75 inches when comparing the max penetration through sheet metal.

9mm shot through sheet metal. I haven t shot at any steel yet with my hi point 9mm but did shoot some cast iron aluminum plus a hog from a store alot of wood. Birdshot out of a 2 3 4 shell will not 22 lr will go through a gallon milk jug filled with water 22lr will go through most stud type boards 45 acp will go through a small sappling tree of about 1 1 2 thick. Its virgin brass can be reloaded up to five times due to its exceptionally high quality. I got a pretty good handle on 9mm penetration.

A permanent wound cavity pwc that is 2 times greater than any expanding bullet. The 9mm rounds consistently failed to expand after impacting the drywall board. On the other hand when shot through the sheet metal the 9mm lost a lot of its penetration. From a max of 47 5 to 18 inches a loss of 29 5 inches.

The solid copper body ensures that wallboard sheet metal and automotive glass will have no effect on the permanent wound channel. Birdshot out of a 3 shell will go through thick sheet metal. I figure 1 2 soft steel will stop all rounds 3 8 regular steel 1 4 hardened steel. For maximum performance the xtreme defender ammo 9mm luger 90 grain xtreme defense was cnc machined from solid copper so this round will hold true to form even if it is shot through barriers.

Altor corporation s two new single shot pistols are somewhat reminiscent of the world war ii. Has to do with target hardness and retained energy due to weight. This round of testing simulates a hp round traveling through a typical interior wall of a home. Underwood ammo s xtreme defense smokes the competition because no other expanding hollowpoint comes even close to achieving the same results.

The end result was a crude single shot 45 acp pistol made from sheet metal stampings with an unrifled barrel. The wallboard barrier test requires two pieces of half inch drywall set 3 5 inches apart. According to fbi tests a slowpoke 9mm fmj pistol round will penetrate much further in common building materials than a 5 56 bullet yet the 5 56 will pop right through a 1 4 steel plate that will stop a 9mm round in it s tracks. The blazer 9mm is loaded in brass casings and topped with an fmj rn full metal copper plated jacket round nose 115 grain bullet.