Could a .50 calibur bullet go through a redwood Tree?

Question

I don't think it could but you never know.

Answer 1

A .50 caliber bullet can go through just about anything. In Murfreesboro Tennessee last year, they had an exhibition show with all types of guns. The target was 1000 yards away, and the target was 12" thick sheet of Iron slab. Now these guys are professional snipers. They had all types of rounds shooting at the target. They all missed except for two. One round that hit was a 7mm sniper rifle. That only put a scratch on it. Then the other one that hit was the .50 caliber assault rifle. The judges examined it. It was a hole all the way through that thick steel. The hole was about 2" s around. The judges tracked the trail of the bullet from the .50 caliber. The judges walked 3 miles, where they lost the trail of that bullet. So my answer to your question is Yes. I have seen what a .50 caliber can do!

Answer 2

A lot of factors go into a calculation like that. It would depend on how big the tree was, how far away the gun was, the velocity of the bullet, where it hit the tree, the type of bullet, what the bullet was made of (depleted uranium, tungsten, or lead, for example),etc. I suppose that a normal .50 caliber slug would probably get stuck somewhere in the middle of the redwood, as long as the tree was big and the gun was fired from a decent range (not point blank to the tree). I did some looking, and I found this website with all kinds of ballistic calculators. If you were really ambitious, I guess you could try one of them out and see if it gets you anywhere.

Answer 3

You might find some "spotty" redwoods in the Big Sur area and in Muir Woods Nat Mon just North of SF. The most concentration of redwoods is in Northeast CA along the coast. They will be located at Redwoods National Park and a few CA state parks. Take the drive called the "Avenue of the Giants" The Redwoods start at Garberville, CA and go all the way to about 40 miles into Oregon from the CA border. It is in between these areas that you will see the most trees. Go to www.nps.gov/redw for more information. You can no longer drive through any Redwood trees inside the national or state parks but you can walk through a couple of them. Most people want to spend a lot of time outside their cars so why do you want to spend a lot of time inside your car? The best way to experience the Redwoods is to take a hike and walk in a Redwood forest and give those trees a big hug (your arms will have to be extremely long but it's fun trying) and take pictures of you standing along side one of these giants. So find time to get out of your car and and walk around. It's an experience you will never forget.

Answer 4

Depends on the size of the redwood and the distance to the tree. All 50 cals are copper jacketed so that helps. If it were depleted uranium, absolutely yes. If it were teflon coated probably yes.

Answer 5

no way possible. the tree has too much energy to stop the bullet and turn it to mush before it could go through it. the bullet doesnt have the mass or acceleration to "break through" that much tree! but nonetheless, it will go through an aluminum engine block or a few 2X4's with no problem!

Answer 6

What's the muzzle velocity of the rifle firing the bullet? What's the diameter of the tree?

Answer 7

If the bullet was made of solid titanium so it would not shatter or fall apart on impact and had sufficient velocity of course it would.

Answer 8

I'm quite sure if it is made from steel/titanium, and fired from a 50 caliber rifle, it should pierce right through.

Answer 9

Theoretically, you could put a spec of dust through a tree.

Answer 10

If you are close enough, and the tree isn't too big. Usually, no.