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I can seem to recall, long ago, reading an article about "ricocheting bullets".
As I recall, the only thing that the article could definitively point out was that with a ricochet.....it was difficult to predict where the bullet would go/end up. That being said, I seem to recall something about a few inches to about 18" being dangerous off of the pavement (or say rocks) and of course IMHO the result would vary with the various angles involved, bullet construction, bullet designs, weight, velocity, target distance, target makeup/construction etc.....etc..... In other words......there is nothing to count on.
That being said, there is plenty of film history from WW2 of/with some tracer bullets ricocheting off of objects.
Yes, I believe that there is a certain amount of water penetration, especially for things swimming near the surface. But, ricochets can and will also occur in that instance.
That all being said.....
I doubt that even the Govt wants to spend the money to fully explore the possibilities. Being "lucky" might just be Good Enough.
Aloha, Mark
As I recall, the only thing that the article could definitively point out was that with a ricochet.....it was difficult to predict where the bullet would go/end up. That being said, I seem to recall something about a few inches to about 18" being dangerous off of the pavement (or say rocks) and of course IMHO the result would vary with the various angles involved, bullet construction, bullet designs, weight, velocity, target distance, target makeup/construction etc.....etc..... In other words......there is nothing to count on.
That being said, there is plenty of film history from WW2 of/with some tracer bullets ricocheting off of objects.
Yes, I believe that there is a certain amount of water penetration, especially for things swimming near the surface. But, ricochets can and will also occur in that instance.
That all being said.....
I doubt that even the Govt wants to spend the money to fully explore the possibilities. Being "lucky" might just be Good Enough.
Aloha, Mark
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