That wasn't even the "real" range.
*kicks self for not being able to be there*
Will be get to see the real range at NFA day????
That wasn't even the "real" range.
*kicks self for not being able to be there*
Will be get to see the real range at NFA day????
Does that make sense to anyone else lol?
It makes perfect sense and it was discussed during the initial planning meetings including the one at Jiffy Treat (mmm....)
We discussed the angling of media but decided that we did not have time, nor was the box setup for angling.
Now, one of the things we hoped for in this project was getting people interested in careful, planned, and recorded testing of their own. Your rig need not be able to withstand a terrorist melon attack, but there needs to be some level of control in method as well as thought.
Go, do, have a ball. Get movies and pictures. Post the threads.
Another possibility would be a second "Test" day, and that has also begun to be discussed.
We don't mind spending your ammo money
We should get lovemywoods to build a very small 1-room house, complete with studs, insulation, drywall, siding, windows, doors, shingles (everything to code, of course) and even little Cindy Lou Who, and then shoot THAT up!
It makes perfect sense and it was discussed during the initial planning meetings including the one at Jiffy Treat (mmm....)
We discussed the angling of media but decided that we did not have time, nor was the box setup for angling.
Now, one of the things we hoped for in this project was getting people interested in careful, planned, and recorded testing of their own. Your rig need not be able to withstand a terrorist melon attack, but there needs to be some level of control in method as well as thought.
Go, do, have a ball. Get movies and pictures. Post the threads.
Another possibility would be a second "Test" day, and that has also begun to be discussed.
(Man, it is so easy to dream about what to do with other people's property!)
CCG, I appreciate your comments and have given it some thought. Forgive me if I get a bit geeky, but you should be used to it being surrounded by tekkies at your workplace.
You are suggesting a full-width mock-up of a wall to test the drywall at the center (and assumed weakest point). I don't think that the structural strength of the drywall is what matters here. If I was punching through the drywall with a large and slow-moving object (say a fist), then the full-sized model would be necessary. However, with a fast-moving bullet, I believe the bullet passes through the drywall before the internal structure of the drywall has a chance to react to any significant degree. The large mass and inertia of the drywall at rest would tend to remain at rest. Only the structural characteristics of the drywall directly in the path of the bullet matter. Therefore, I believe the drywall would behave the same whether the impact was 8" from a stud or right next to the stud. If that is the case, the size of the drywall sample has little affect on the test.
Just my musings with no hard data to back it up.
I do like the suggestion one member offered to mock up some layers of insulation along with a brick or block outer wall.
Yup, you are correct LMW, If width had any noticable effect on the test, you would see the damage or transfer of force on the edges of the drywall where they aren't really connected but only slipped in the slots.
The BOX is back, ready for action!
It only took a bit of glue and a few screws along with two new 'teeth' for one rail. [Note to self....Don't blow stuff up on top of the INGO BOT!]
Now that it is working again, it sure looks like it needs to be filled with stuff and used....