Posted: 11/30/2005 6:07:20 PM EDT
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Great one tonight. They tested how far underwater you need to be to be safe from bullets 9mm - 8 feet 12 gauge slug - 5 feet? (blew tank) .223 FMJ - 2 feet .30-06 - 3 feet .50 cal AP - about 3 feet |
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Quoted: Great one tonight. They tested how far underwater you need to be to be safe from bullets Only one thing, they only shot from one distance muzzle to the waters surface. Obviously the lower velocity bullet isnt going to break up as easily...thus dont you think a .223/.30 or .50 is going to penetrate further if fired further from the waters surface?.. They sure didnt consider that 
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They also don't factor in diffraction - the object in the water isn't where you "see" it's at.
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The 9mm 8 foot result was from a straight down shot. They abandoned that test method when the tank blew out from the shotgun. Everything broke up within 3 feet from the 30 degree angle tests. Including the 50 bmg. They were testing if you jumped into the water getting away from a fire fight if you were actually safe like in movies. As long as your are at-least 3 feet down and they are shooting from shore at a 30deg angle then you are fairly safe that is until you need to breath. |