Pistol Power, what is it really?
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:26 pm
I realise the title is a bit nebulous, but I am trying to reconcile myself with Physics, and I am crap with math!
Generally, we all shoot .177 in target pistol but there are a good few .22 cal pistols out there. So, all things being equal, if I were to shoot 100 rounds of .177 at a steel target and 100 .22 pellets at another - identical - target, which one would stand the most likelihood of damage?
I know from the club targets that after several thousand hits the backstop plates start to "dome" outwards, would it take more or less hits from a .22 pellet to achieve the same degree of deformation?
Thanks,
g.
Generally, we all shoot .177 in target pistol but there are a good few .22 cal pistols out there. So, all things being equal, if I were to shoot 100 rounds of .177 at a steel target and 100 .22 pellets at another - identical - target, which one would stand the most likelihood of damage?
I know from the club targets that after several thousand hits the backstop plates start to "dome" outwards, would it take more or less hits from a .22 pellet to achieve the same degree of deformation?
Thanks,
g.