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posted 03 September 2003 16:55
who here can tell me what caliber and load/bullet will give maximum penetration into water at an angle of 15 degrees or more?

Assume no chance of a richochet hitting anything but more water(ocean)

I heard from someone that a 30.06 gives the best performance, I don't know from first hand experience, and would like to here from all the experience on this forum.
 
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Sorry, I've no first hand experience, but an old NRA Fact Book says the U.S. Army ran some tests in WW-II. The military FMJ penetrated best (of course). To be safe from the .50's, you needed 5 ft of water. From .30's, you needed 2 ft. The muzzle velocities were about the same for both, but the sectional densities were about .39 and .23. You might be able to make estimates for this.
 
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posted 03 September 2003 23:44
The FMJ bullet with the highest SD you can find!
 
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Originally posted by Kimmo E:
The FMJ bullet with the highest SD you can find!

I belive I read somewhere that 7.62TT(I belive steel core bullet) fired from pistol could be dangerous (fatal) up to 1.5m wher fired at right angle to water . . .

Interesting one could be :

http://ia.vpk.ru/vpkrus/homes/h109/eng/apslis1.htm
http://ia.vpk.ru/vpkrus/homes/h109/eng/cpp.htm

Jiri
 
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