Barrett 50 Cal fired into a swimming pool

[gingerjedi]

The .50 cal has a Raufoss round available which contains armor-piercing (tungsten core), explosive, and an incendiary component

It would be an interesting hole if one of those hit you and detonated

Mate you're talking to Mr "Boom Head-shot!!" here, I've seen the damage a .50 cal can do from 400 yards at night on a moving ship... I have to play with the sound down low so I don't wake the baby though.

[Troll]

But thinking about it seriously, the .50 cal is probably designed to disintegrate on impact, hence the big feck off hole it leaves.

The .50 cal has a Raufoss round available which contains armor-piercing (tungsten core), explosive, and an incendiary component

It would be an interesting hole if one of those hit you and detonated

[gingerjedi]

Er. That's against the Geneva Convention, old chap.

Strongly disapproved of.

So it's a design flaw then... itchy chin.

[zeitghost]

But considering a 12.7mm shell won't penetrate 1 foot of water without breaking up it stands to reason that 30mm of rapid fire fecking hell won't go through a puddle no mater how noisy it is.

But thinking about it seriously, the .50 cal is probably designed to disintegrate on impact, hence the big feck off hole it leaves.

Er. That's against the Geneva Convention, old chap.

Strongly disapproved of.

[gingerjedi]

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But considering a 12.7mm shell won't penetrate 1 foot of water without breaking up it stands to reason that 30mm of rapid fire fecking hell won't go through a puddle no mater how noisy it is.

But thinking about it seriously, the .50 cal is probably designed to disintegrate on impact, hence the big feck off hole it leaves.

[AtW]

So, to cut long story short - if you see someone aiming at you from 50 cal high powered rifle then quickly jump into water to save yerself?

[Churchill]

That gun's a bit bigger than a .223 minigun though.

Yeah, it's more of a BigF**kingGun.

[Churchill]

.... allegedly

You going short again?

[Drewster]

I'd like to shag a Warthog - my gun would stop the pig.

.... allegedly

[Churchill]

However, since they seem to disintegrate within about a foot, the supersonic thing is a bit academic really.

That barrett seems to make quite a bang.

Though the mini-gun is fun.

Must cost a bit in ammo.

I'd like to fly a Warthog - its gun can stop the plane.

[Churchill]

Though they're not supersonic in water, now I think about it.

They won't be. The speed that sound travels through water is 1482 m/s (5335 km/h; 3315 mph)

Dependent on temperature etc...

[Churchill]

50 Caliber Sniper - Video


So, all in all, it's shotgun slugs* & handguns* that have greater range in water.


*Subsonic.

*smaller cross section too.

Blame it on the fact that water can't be compressed.

[zeitghost]

50 Caliber Sniper - Video


So, all in all, it's shotgun slugs* & handguns* that have greater range in water.


*Subsonic.

In the prog they started with a 10 foot deep acrylic tank.

The 9mm glock slug hit the bottom.

The 12 gauge shotgun slug obliterated the tank.

None of the supersonic bullets did much in the swimming pool.

Then again, there's:

YouTube - Obliterating a Fish In A Barrel: Mythbusters

However, since they seem to disintegrate within about a foot, the supersonic thing is a bit academic really.

That barrett seems to make quite a bang.

Though the mini-gun is fun.

Must cost a bit in ammo.