Kinda reminds me when I was in 8th grade my friend has a 22 beemans pump 22 and wondered if it would go through a windshield. So he pumped it up and shot through his dads windshield. Dad was extemely upset. Great video thanks.
What make and model vehicle did the windshield fit? Did you measure the glass thickness? Was it an OEM replacement or aftermarket windshield?
It’s not my video. I should have mentioned that, sorry.
Seeing a RNL bullet vs. glass, having that much gel penetration after penetrating a windshield, surprised me, especially a RNL .22LR. Makes me wonder how well the .38 Special 158 gr RNL did when it was a standard issue police round…
Solid shot in most service calibers does just fine against a windshield. Get some moderate velocity behind a small caliber and they do just fine with solid shot too. JHPs make the bullet fragile, and creates points of shearing which tears the bullet apart in glass. Hard cast bullets are much harder and more durable than swaged JHP with soft lead cores. Most JHP lead cores have a brinell hardness of only around 8. Most old .38spl loads have more tin in their alloy generating a brinell of about 12.
Thanks for the information. Now you got me to thinking about hard cast bullets vs. autos. Maybe someone will make a video about that someday.
.38spl are soft by comparison to semiautos. Most service pistol hard cast bullets have brinells of 15-22.