I shoot squirrels with my M69 rifle and Super Colibri ammunition and a t 40 yds they will drop one from 40' up in my big Pecan tree. So I had a phone book that needed to be thrown away, set it up and went back to the house aprox 30= yds and shot into the dry phone book. It penetrated 1.5/8" which is harder and thicker than their head ( where I hit them) so no wonder it takes them down with one shot.