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Once, I shot an old bowling ball with a 12 gauge slug. It wasn't pretty! ![]() |
So, what happened?

Posted 03 July 2004 - 04:36 AM
QUOTE (Norm @ Jul 2 2004, 02:03 PM) |
Once, I shot an old bowling ball with a 12 gauge slug. It wasn't pretty! ![]() |
Posted 03 July 2004 - 04:43 AM
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Posted 03 July 2004 - 09:00 AM
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I guess the ignorant will take care of themselves. |
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I knew there must be a few smart people here. |
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45 acp is a little too slow moving, it will actually bounce off of the pin and might come back at you. I had it happen with a 50-70 Sharps, |
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One round of 30-06 or .308 would probably turn a bowling pin into sawdust. Pistol rounds, just bounce off (usually.) |
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To be 100% (or at least 99.9%) sure that your target won't throw a round back at you, stick with soft targets. They are messy though, but no ricochets. Milk jugs full of water have nice effect, and water just dries up. Remember, when it comes to firearms: better safe than sorry! |
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not all bowling pins are created equally... |
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I've also had pins that shrug off .308 like it was airsoft. |
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QUOTE (Hawkeye_Joe @ Jul 3 2004, 09:00 AM) |
Balder? I've shot 9MM through galvanized steel. I can see 32's and 45's maybe bouncing but not a 9MM I'm not saying it didn't happen but maybe you had a bowling pin with a flak jacket on.. ![]() |
Posted 03 July 2004 - 02:47 PM
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QUOTE (junkyard4$ @ Jul 3 2004, 03:47 PM) |
That bullet isn’t going to always penetrate or just come to a dead stop and drop straight down when it hits the pin. It has to go somewhere. |
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