Other than trying to show off pretty mushrooms, there is zero reason to analyze self defense bullets fired into sand, or to show us pictures of them. Sand has nothing to do with meat when a bullet impacts it, no matter how soft or fine it feels in your hands. It doesn't even produce a mushroom by the same mechanism. Those pictures are misleading.

Water jugs are a step better, but still not something to hang your hat on.

Last edited by Yondering; 04/08/20.