A friend of mine bought a pallet of these computers some time ago, and still had a bunch sitting in his basement when it came time to move out of his house. He was generous (or desperate) enough to give me one for 'ballistic testing'. This thing was probably worth around $10,000 when it was new.
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I started off with .45ACP 200gr. unjacketed lead SWCs from Lancer ammo. |
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6 more rounds from .45ACP 230gr FMJ. Sellier & Bellot ammo. |
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The FMJ does about as well on the DecStation as on the Sparc10; i.e. it just barely makes it through, unlike the expanding bullets that lose much of their energy in deformation (it's not just the larger frontal surface area that makes them easier to stop). |
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Here's the case after a few more holes from the .45 and the .30-30. The small holes are indeed from the .30-30; they were the first hits, before the case tilted back, causing the remaining bullets to come in at an angle and make more elongated (and therefore larger) holes. |
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Yes, you can see quite a bit through the hole made by the 12ga. slugs. |
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Here's the DecStation next to the Sparc10, after being shot with the .45 a few times.
Here's a few of the targets we used that day. Paper plates are very cheap, and work just as well as a bullseye for everything but competition. in fact, they're better, since they hold up to rain, they're stiffer, and they're round.