9100
Diamond
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2004
- Location
- Webster Groves, MO
A TV reality program featured a wife who was shot by a deranged husband. He first shot her in the back of her head, then turned her around and shot her again in the forehead. As usual, the program did not give much useful information, but it appeared that both bullets did not penetrate her skull. While they didn't give the caliber, she did say it was a revolver.
I know of two examples, one here in St. Louis. A policeman shot a criminal during a struggle with a 2" barrel .38 and the bullet slid under his scalp and traveled a considerable distance around his head.
The other case was in Sammy "The Bull" Garbano's testimony about trying to kill someone with a 2" .38 and the bullets bounced off. Sammy then said that he got up and ran away. In none of these cases were the victims knocked out.
The ballistic tables I have do not give velocities for such short barrels but I have often heard about how weak they are. Does anyone know the actual velocities?
Bill
I know of two examples, one here in St. Louis. A policeman shot a criminal during a struggle with a 2" barrel .38 and the bullet slid under his scalp and traveled a considerable distance around his head.
The other case was in Sammy "The Bull" Garbano's testimony about trying to kill someone with a 2" .38 and the bullets bounced off. Sammy then said that he got up and ran away. In none of these cases were the victims knocked out.
The ballistic tables I have do not give velocities for such short barrels but I have often heard about how weak they are. Does anyone know the actual velocities?
Bill