against a .50 caliber machine gun!

Testing a Bullet Catcher

TO CAPTURE A 50BMG BULLET

22LR 5.56 7.62x39 7.62N .30-'06 .50 BMG

.50 BMG CARTRIDGE

692-gr.Steel Core

Bullet

232-gr.

Nominal Muzzle Vel.= 2900f/s

KE = 12,922ft-lbsMomentum = 8.89lb-sec.

Dick RogersSafariland

DustinEngelMCSD

Recovery Device

MARCH 10, 2009 MCSD RANGE, BUCKEYE, AZ

CEDChronograph

Two“Sighters”

VIEW BACK to the GUN POSITION

Recovery Ports

.50BMGammo

.50BMG45” bbl.

SHOT 1 IMPACT VELOCITY

NO EXIT!NO BULGE!

Impact Vel. = 2860f/sKE = 12,568ft-lbsMomentum = 8.79lb-sec.

UnitMoved3.75-in.

RECOVERY: STEEL CORE at the FAR END SEPARATED JACKET ca. 32”

SHOT 1 – Impact Velocity = 2860f/s

SHOT 2 – Impact Velocity = 2899f/s

STEEL COREIMPACT SITES

SHOT 3Impact

Velocity= 2921f/s Bulge

fromSteel CoreImpact