When I was remodeling a home I found an old bowling ball that had been left behind. Since I'm not an avid bowler the first thing that came to mind was "what would a bullet do to this?" I took the ball to the gravel pit and set it out to 75 yards. Having been told that BT's blow up at close yardages I was curious what it would do.
By the way I agree with being careful on game at close range with high velocity . I shot my 25-06 with 100gr BT's, a 270 with 140 SST's, and my 300 WM with 190gr Sierra HPBT's.
Penetration= 100BT's: 3.75 in., 140 SST's: 2 in., 190 HPBT's 3.5 in.
The only bullet I weighed after was the BT. Given there was some molten material in it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />, but it retained approx. 67% It was the second shot into the ball and it cracked the damn ball. Like lightning struck. Have you guys ever seen the inside of a bowling ball. I don't know what it is, but it is dense!
Maybe the results were because of the order I shot, or the proximity to the finger holes, I don't know.
This was not a scientific test, just an addition to your "Gee Whiz" collection. The results really surprised me and I have little or no explanation. It sure was fun though.
