MightyThor
04-15-2013, 09:46 PM
My brother in law decided to tear down his house. It was built in the early 20's and had been remodeled in the 70's. Had a bunch of cast 45 cal hollow points. 220 grain and I have always wondered.... So in the process of removing the old oak flooring I took some time to try a test. With my Glock I stood at the far end of one bedroom and fired shots into the wall next to the door. On the other side of the wall was the living room and 20 feet later the other living room wall. The first side of the wall is lathe and plaster, second side is lathe plaster and a layer of 1/2 sheetrock. Opposite wall of the living room is sheetrock and insulation then wood siding into a garage with no finish on the wall.
Results: 10 shots penetrated the first wall in a nice tight pattern. 9 shots came out the living room wall. one bullet clipped a stud and left a bulge in the living room wall. The exit hole was the size of a softball. On the other end of the living room the bullets were scattered across the wall more than 6 feet apart. 7 holes in the wall and 1 in ceiling. Two marks on the floor and one bullet not accounted for. The bullets in the far wall all penetrated the sheetrock but did not pass through to the garage. Recovered 7 bullets total and none expanded. The hollow points were filled with wall material packed solid and hard to dig out with my knife.
So, When engaged in a gunfight, a wall is not much protection. Don't stand off to one side of the door and have a false sense of safety. When shooting in the home environment, your loved ones in another room are at serious risk if you are firing toward a common wall.
Also fired rounds into the ceiling. on the second floor the bullets passed through the pine sub-floor and lifted the oak floorboards but did not pass through. shooting down through the floor bullets passed through the floor, out of the ceiling and were found on the basement floor. None of the bullets expanded, all filled with wood and debris.
Sure glad the Brother-in-law didn't change his mid, would have had a lot of repair to do.
Results: 10 shots penetrated the first wall in a nice tight pattern. 9 shots came out the living room wall. one bullet clipped a stud and left a bulge in the living room wall. The exit hole was the size of a softball. On the other end of the living room the bullets were scattered across the wall more than 6 feet apart. 7 holes in the wall and 1 in ceiling. Two marks on the floor and one bullet not accounted for. The bullets in the far wall all penetrated the sheetrock but did not pass through to the garage. Recovered 7 bullets total and none expanded. The hollow points were filled with wall material packed solid and hard to dig out with my knife.
So, When engaged in a gunfight, a wall is not much protection. Don't stand off to one side of the door and have a false sense of safety. When shooting in the home environment, your loved ones in another room are at serious risk if you are firing toward a common wall.
Also fired rounds into the ceiling. on the second floor the bullets passed through the pine sub-floor and lifted the oak floorboards but did not pass through. shooting down through the floor bullets passed through the floor, out of the ceiling and were found on the basement floor. None of the bullets expanded, all filled with wood and debris.
Sure glad the Brother-in-law didn't change his mid, would have had a lot of repair to do.