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To: Leisler

I don’t think that worked as well as reported. The velocity of a .50 BMG wouldn’t allow a lead bullet covered in copper the ability to bounce like that and then penetrate the steel plating.

I understood our pilots aimed for the relatively thin plating over the engine compartment.


24 posted on 04/23/2010 6:14:12 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA /Patron - TSRA- IDPA)
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To: Shooter 2.5

I don’t know about the .50 BMG being used today but I sliced open several .50 cal bullets from the WWII era. There was not a bit of lead in them. The brass shell surrounded a stainless steel core. Awesome little things.


30 posted on 04/23/2010 6:33:42 PM PDT by NerdDad (Aug 7, 1981, I married my soul mate, CDBEAR. 28 years and I'm still teenager-crazy in love with her.)
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