Shot up some bullet resistant paneling

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rmc85

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A few weeks ago my office had bullet resistant paneling, glass, and door's installed in reception. I chatted with the guys installing it a lot and kept giving them little hints that I wanted some to shoot. The day prior to finishing the job one of the workers gave me a 12"X8" about .75 inch thick section of paneling to go have fun with.....YES!!!!!

I just got around to shooting it today. The Woman is out of town this weekend so you know the old saying...

When the Woman's away, Hoss will play!!!

I broke out a my Remington 597 (.22), H&K P7 (9mm), Glock 23 (.40), Sabre Defence AR-15 (5.56), and my Remington 870 (12 Gauge) to test this stuff out. Prior to my testing I figured that it would stop everything but the 5.56 and I was right. Everything was stopped with no issues except for the 5.56 going through and the 12 gauge slug did massive damage to the panel (but was stopped).

I tried to shoot the right side of the paneling but the 12 gauge slug ruined my chances at any more testing with this section. It had so much force that it split the layers of kevlar and ruined the integrity of the panel. Oh well.

Spec's of the ammo I used.

1. Federal .22LR, 36 gr, copper plated hollow point
2. Winchester white box 9mm, 115 gr, FMJ
3. Blazer Brass .40 S&W, 180 gr, FMJ
4. Prvi Partizan 5.56, 55 gr, FMJ
5. Winchester Super X 12 gauge slug, 1 ounce, Rifled hollow point

Now for the pics!!!

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That is pretty cool. I find it interesting that the 12 gauge did that much damage without actually penetrating through it.
 
shotgunner11 said:
Put another slug in the vacinity of the first one and I doubt that the panel would hold up.
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I'll agree with that.

It was actually funny to shoot it with the 12 gauge slug. It literally threw the whole panel a few feet back and about a foot up in the air. It was kind of like something you'd see in a movie.

EDIT to add a pic of the slug hole.

Note to self: Dont get shot with a freaking 12 gauge slug.

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shotgunner11 said:
Put another slug in the vacinity of the first one and I doubt that the panel would hold up.
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Yea, I doubt it would be any good after a good ol' shot from the 12 gauge. Just kind of shocked that it stopped it. Well, I guess we do learn something new every day.

Now, I need to go out and shoot my sweet 16 semi-auto for fun. :thumbup:
 
pretty cool. How was the panel secured? if it was secure and hadnt flewn back (like if it was properly installed) the 12 gage may have gotten threw.
 
I had it secured to a box with para cord sitting in front of a tree. It actually threw the whole box back.
 
Maybe it's just because it was on the edge of the board, but it's interesting how much damage the .22 did relative to some of the others.
 
Nice - hopefully those won't ever get tested in your office, but it's good to know that it works.
 
The .22 hole looks worse because I took the pics after trying to dig it out.

It only penetrated the very first layer and didn't even stick in the panel. I think that because it was such a shallow hole it did a better job of fraying the kevlar threads because all the energy pancaked out in one spot. All of the other rounds dug down into the panel.
 
rmc85 said:
I'll agree with that.



Note to self: Dont get shot with a freaking 12 gauge slug.

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I hunt deer witth a Remington 870 20 gauge with sabots. Both my bucks I killed last year were taken at about 40 yards with the sabots going clean through the chest cavity.
I would indeed hate to be shot by a shot gun slug.
 
shotgunner11 said:
Put another slug in the vacinity of the first one and I doubt that the panel would hold up.
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Exactly. We shot bank glass one time after the old stuff got removed and it only took a few 12ga slugs to splinter glass.

I wish I had taken pics...sigh...
 
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