9100
Diamond
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2004
- Location
- Webster Groves, MO
A local merchant asked about reinforcing a wall to resist handgun bullets. This is a low crime area, but holdups have happened. He just wants a partition he can duck behind with a door that will resist someone beating on it long enough for him to get out the back door.
Part of the debate is what caliber an armed robber is likely to have. He recognizes that one with a 30-06 and armor piercing ammunition is unlikely; 9mm or 40 S&W seems to be the most penetrating he can expect, maybe a .357, but most holdup men don't know that much about firearms and are using whatever they could steal.
The obvious answer is sheet steel, but I wonder if there is a composition board that would be lighter and/or cheaper.
Bill
Part of the debate is what caliber an armed robber is likely to have. He recognizes that one with a 30-06 and armor piercing ammunition is unlikely; 9mm or 40 S&W seems to be the most penetrating he can expect, maybe a .357, but most holdup men don't know that much about firearms and are using whatever they could steal.
The obvious answer is sheet steel, but I wonder if there is a composition board that would be lighter and/or cheaper.
Bill