Penetration of .380 ACP.

matt · March 9, 2004, 8:33am

Plot device question - could you stop a .380 ACP round with a briefcase full of tightly wadded money? You can assume FMJ and a medium power cartridge.

Brutus · March 9, 2004, 8:47am

Probably, but don’t try it.

I have shot phone books with my Makarov, which is chambered for the sorta-similiar 9x18 round, and the phone book handily stopped both HP and JHP rounds.

Brutus · March 9, 2004, 8:48am

Err, JHP and FMJ, not HP and JHP. :smack:

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Penetration of .380 ACP.

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