To Catch a .50 BMG Bullet

against a .50 caliber machine gun! Testing a Bullet Catcher 22LR 22LR

TO CAPTURE A 50BMG BULLET 22LR 5.56 7.62x39 7.62N .30-'06 .50 BMG

.50 BMG CARTRIDGE 692-gr. Steel Core Bullet 232-gr. Nominal Muzzle Vel. = 2900f/s KE = 12,922ft-lbs Momentum = 8.89lb-sec.

Dick Rogers Safariland Dustin Engel MCSD Recovery Device MARCH 10, 2009 MCSD RANGE, BUCKEYE, AZ

CED Chronograph Two “ Sighters”

VIEW BACK to the GUN POSITION Recovery Ports

.50BMG ammo .50BMG 45” bbl.

SHOT 1 IMPACT VELOCITY

NO EXIT! NO BULGE! Impact Vel. = 2860f/s KE = 12,568ft-lbs Momentum = 8.79lb-sec. Unit Moved 3.75-in.

RECOVERY: STEEL CORE at the FAR END SEPARATED JACKET ca. 32”

SHOT 1 – Impact Velocity = 2860f/s

SHOT 2 – Impact Velocity = 2899f/s

STEEL CORE IMPACT SITES

SHOT 3 Impact Velocity = 2921f/s Bulge from Steel Core Impact

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by Safariland on Oct 05, 2009