If I wanted to sink a boat, which would be better, a slower pistol or high velocityrifle? It should seem obvious, but I'm just asking because I've heard the harder you hit water the more it resists, and I was wondering if the same was true for bullets! Thanks!
2007-10-09 16:21:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
As Mythbusters have shown, any bullet above small calibers like .22 will shatter on impact with water, even if they are full-metal jacket. Even the .22 though was only lethal to about 2 feet of depth, which would likely do nothing to a boat.
You'd need either something large like a cannonball, or something with an active propusion cyctem, like a torpedo.
2007-10-09 16:39:11 · answer #1 · answered by MagicianTrent 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The 16 inch gun is the most effective gun when it comes to sinking boats.
2007-10-10 11:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by Steel Rain 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, for bullets, a 50 caliber round shattered before even getting about 2 ft in the water...
a 9 mm round went father, but didnt have as much velocity...
2007-10-09 23:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither one.......Are you serious? Who in their right mind would try to "SINK" a boat with either one? You might put some holes and cause some leaks but it hardly would it be a way to sink anything.
2007-10-09 23:48:26 · answer #4 · answered by JD 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, according to history, pirates used large slower moving canon balls to hole a ship. So, I'd say large calibur wins.
2007-10-09 23:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋