This may not be the appropriate place for this, so hopefully I won't get kicked out.... :sarcastic:
What makes a bullet mushroom? The real reason I ask is a long story, and I'm leaving out most of the details for a lot of reasons. I was at a party last week and a friend of mine had a .38 spl in his pocket. The gun went off, and the bullet went through his shoe, through his foot, and stopped without going through the bottom of his shoe. It came out intact, as if it were never fired.
I left out a lot because I don't want to get into the details. I know it was a stupid thing to do, and he REALLY knows that now. He's really young, and up until the firing pin hit the primer, he was pretty irresponsible.
I'm just curious why a bullet can go through a shoe, a foot, hit a bone, and come out without even changing shape a little bit. I don't know enough about ballistics and such for a .38, and am looking for some education.
Thanks.
What makes a bullet mushroom? The real reason I ask is a long story, and I'm leaving out most of the details for a lot of reasons. I was at a party last week and a friend of mine had a .38 spl in his pocket. The gun went off, and the bullet went through his shoe, through his foot, and stopped without going through the bottom of his shoe. It came out intact, as if it were never fired.
I left out a lot because I don't want to get into the details. I know it was a stupid thing to do, and he REALLY knows that now. He's really young, and up until the firing pin hit the primer, he was pretty irresponsible.
I'm just curious why a bullet can go through a shoe, a foot, hit a bone, and come out without even changing shape a little bit. I don't know enough about ballistics and such for a .38, and am looking for some education.
Thanks.
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