something doesnt seem right about this. was he also wearing a really thick overcoat or something? That’s not a .410 we are looking at and i’ve never seen a shotgun blast not penetrate flimsy gauge tin like that... and looking at that pattern, it was really close range too
I sort of agree.
This is a good post, but a bit suspicious due to the things you point out.
What’s wrong with a 410? It will ruin your day pretty bad too...
It can also fire 45 cal bullets too, as well as .410 shot- and a 45 is a badass thing to be hit with
I love the 410 - it can be used for interior home defense without taking out structural walls
It also rid my yard of squirrels, saving me $800 the exterminator wanted (I kept missing with the 22 - i need to get it sighted in better)
it's not "Tin", FunkyZero, it's Polycarbonate. They make bulletproof clipboards out of one of the early polycarbonates that was a quarter inch thick for police use. I saw one demonstrated that stopped .38 Specials at point blank range back when I managed The Old Sacramento Armoury in the 1970s. Impressive. The manufacturer claimed their 3/8" thick model would deflect .357 and .44 magnums and had videos showing it being done.
These back cases of the iPhone 5C aren't that thick, but the individual pellets in the shotgun blast aren't the monolithic slug or a .38 either and individually don't carry too many foot pounds of energy..
The barrel was very short, reducing muzzle energy. Perhaps that contributed to your observation.
Also, it appears that the shot hit the phone at an angle..which would also reduce energy delivered to the phone.
I don’t believe this. If I hit this phone, which is metal with a 2 3/4 no. 6 bird load out of a 12 gauge it would vaporize. If this truly happened, it was because God still has a plan foe the guy and didn’t call him yet. Dude looks like he was about 4 inches away with that barrel length plus shot pattern. Something weird here, I think.
You’re absolutely right, that is a very tight pattern....squib maybe?