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Here is what a friend of mine just sent now I just need to decipher it :) The amount of energy the plate has to absorb depends only on the initial and final speeds of the bullet. If the bullet completely stops, then the plate has to absorb 1/2 * mass * speed ^2 (speed squared, or speed *...

I am trying to figure out a way to make the wear on the base of our targets better. Currently they are at 90 degrees so if someone misses the target and hits the base it takes the full force of the shot. There is no penetration involved with the type of metal were using I was just thinking that...

Hello Mighty Ones! I know from an FBI study that a bullet shot at a 90 degree angle into a metal plate, the splatter from the bullet goes out at a 20 degree angle. The question is... is there a rule or something that says if I angle that 90 degrees to angle down X degrees will the...