I test bullets both in game and various media, but gave up on wet newspaper long ago. Not only is it a PITA, but it does not stress bullets very much--the reason many bullet manufacturers used it for years: The bullets always came out looking pretty.
Dry newspaper more closely tests what might happen if the bullet struck heavy bone. In a test with recent 200-grain Grand Slams, loaded in a .300 Winchester, 2 out of 5 lost their cores when shot into dry newspaper at 50 yards.
JB
