.40 ammo penetration

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03-31-2010, 01:11 PM
VietVet68

.40 ammo penetration

There was a report this morning on our local news station that described a shooting of a son by his father and I thought the details would be of interest:
1. The coroner determined that the head shot was no further than 24" away
2. It was fatal.
3. There was no exit wound, the round entered the front of the skull but the back wall stopped it from exiting
I know a lot of you who quote statistical information regarding the ability to stop a bad guy but this is real life.

Jack
03-31-2010, 01:24 PM
recoilguy

First of all let me say this is a very sad thing to happen. If indeed a father did this to his son it is a shame.

I do not see anywhere saying it was a .40 bullet? Could it have been a .22?

RCG
03-31-2010, 01:53 PM
Sully2

I have a BIG reason to doubt the accuracy of that report. I doubt that a .40 round from 24" away would hardly be slowing down enough to NOT penetrate the human head.
03-31-2010, 03:12 PM
dosborn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sully2

I have a BIG reason to doubt the accuracy of that report. I doubt that a .40 round from 24" away would hardly be slowing down enough to NOT penetrate the human head.

I agree. However, a subsonic JHP is not designed to penetrate, so it could be possible.

This is very sad to say the least, if accidental or intentional.
03-31-2010, 03:49 PM
VietVet68

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sully2

I have a BIG reason to doubt the accuracy of that report. I doubt that a .40 round from 24" away would hardly be slowing down enough to NOT penetrate the human head.

Sully,
Please don't shoot the messenger, I do agree with you. In fact I would expect a 9mm JHP round to exit from 2 feet away and, maybe even a .380 acp.
The validity of the information is most definitely in question, after all it's the media, what do they care about being accurate? All they wanted to do was sensationalize a tragic event that can't be undone. They are mercanary in their behavior and liars by the fact they are media.
Perhaps tomorrow's newspaper will an article about it, I can't wait to read what they report. Isn't it fun???
Jack
03-31-2010, 06:21 PM
Hiram25

It's a shame things like this have to happen!

VietVet68, where were you? I was in Pleiku from 68-69.

Dave M.:smt1099
03-31-2010, 06:24 PM
Sully2

Quote:

Originally Posted by VietVet68

Sully,
Please don't shoot the messenger, I do agree with you. In fact I would expect a 9mm JHP round to exit from 2 feet away and, maybe even a .380 acp.
The validity of the information is most definitely in question, after all it's the media, what do they care about being accurate? All they wanted to do was sensationalize a tragic event that can't be undone. They are mercanary in their behavior and liars by the fact they are media.
Perhaps tomorrow's newspaper will an article about it, I can't wait to read what they report. Isn't it fun???
Jack

LOL....We are in total agreement about the news media....:anim_lol: