real-world handgun round comparison

[Cuda440]

I went shooting in the desert last weekend, and found an old propane tank. I decided to try out a few different rounds on it. All the shots were about 30 yards

First: here is some 357 magnum out of a 4" gp100, also you can see some 5.56 m193 holes.


Second, heres a shot of 45 long colt from my Winchester 94 carbine (weak cowboy action loads)


And last, heres a pic of a 357sig from a G31


I also shot it with 45 acp, it looked exactly like the 357 magnum dents, no penetration. I also shot it with a winchester 94 in 44mag, that made a huge hole, and a 22mag rifle that suprisingly went through both sides like the 5.56, but with a smaller exit hole.

[shooting4life]

If you would have shot at the Propane tank with 10mm it probably broke into pieces.

[Tiberius]

That's interesting - I'm surprised the .357 Sig had penetration so much better than the .357 magnum - tho I hear the .357 Sig is very effective at shooting through car doors. I have a .357 Sig I've been thinking of selling due to ammo cost, but seeing things like this makes me reconsider. What if the planet is invaded by aliens with propane tanks for bodies? Only those with .223, .22 mag, and .357 sig will survive!

[scarville]

[-hanko]

Did you take the tank with you when you left??

-hanko

[22popnsplat]

Bullet construction is everything , Just a random ammo selection is not a fair comparison . I still like doing it and seeing the pictures though . Thanks for sharing

[Whiterabbit]

That would be an interesting comparison. cast vs hard cast vs fmj vs banded solid.

starting load vs mid load vs maximum pressure vs........

[InGrAM]

Small holes in that propane tank compared to my m1 carbine

[Cuda440]

Did you take the tank with you when you left??

-hanko

Nope, I left it right where it was- on my Uncle's private property. He was the one who put it there on the 4th of July, he threw it on a big fire to see if it would explode hahaha (it only popped the pressure relief and made a 50 foot torch)

He had a second tank, that time we threw it on a fire and hit it with the 5.56 for a nice fireball. A little late, but it made a nice 9th of July celebration lol.

Bullet construction is everything , Just a random ammo selection is not a fair comparison . I still like doing it and seeing the pictures though . Thanks for sharing

Yeah, it wasn't really a formal comparison, but all the ammo shot was the cheapest available, nothing high powered or fancy. Just cheap FMJ's.

Small holes in that propane tank compared to my m1 carbine

lol, I would love to hit it with the 460 weatherby magnum my uncle used to have. He shot the gun four times and sold it. He gave me the rest of the box, I need to find someone with a rifle to shoot it, its worth $7.50 a round, should be some fun.



pic for size:

[CessnaDriver]

That's interesting - I'm surprised the .357 Sig had penetration so much better than the .357 magnum - tho I hear the .357 Sig is very effective at shooting through car doors. I have a .357 Sig I've been thinking of selling due to ammo cost, but seeing things like this makes me reconsider. What if the planet is invaded by aliens with propane tanks for bodies? Only those with .223, .22 mag, and .357 sig will survive!

I wonder if the 4" barrel is too short to give the .357 magnum enough velocity?

[m98]

I wonder if the 4" barrel is too short to give the .357 magnum enough velocity?

+1....357 sig was designed to work better in short barrels

[m98]

Bullet construction is everything , Just a random ammo selection is not a fair comparison . I still like doing it and seeing the pictures though . Thanks for sharing

+1. velocity is key in penetration to a certain degree. Not really a fair comparison. Kinda like comparing .22lr standard velocity in a pistol vs hyper velocity from a rifle. I know it was a blast to put holes in that bottle though

[Spyder]

lol, I would love to hit it with the 460 weatherby magnum my uncle used to have. He shot the gun four times and sold it. He gave me the rest of the box, I need to find someone with a rifle to shoot it, its worth $7.50 a round, should be some fun.

I was a dummy and didn't take pictures, but my .458 WinMag does wonders on propane tanks and truck doors. You've got a hundred bucks worth of ammo, sounds like an excuse to buy a new rifle!

[CessnaDriver]

Bottom line, bad day to be a propane tank. LOL