Sparkling Steel! 62 Grain vs. Bobcat AR500 = Fireworks!

[techres]

This is a 3mb rotating gif so give it time:

Thanks Bobcat!

 

[shooter521]

Nice!

We noticed at NFA Day last year that 5.7x28 does the same thing at closer range, albeit on a much smaller scale.

 

[iamaclone45]

Awesome!

 

[lovemywoods]

Very neat .gif!
As it was loading (slowly on my internet connection....) I noticed how the sparks had already shot out before the plate started to move. Cool!

Did the 62 grain rounds have a steel core? Was it the steel core that made the sparks?

(I'm amazed your video camera has survived this long considering all the trauma you put it through!)

 

[techres]

Very neat .gif!
As it was loading (slowly on my internet connection....) I noticed how the sparks had already shot out before the plate started to move. Cool!

Did the 62 grain rounds have a steel core? Was it the steel core that made the sparks?

(I'm amazed your video camera has survived this long considering all the trauma you put it through!)

This is the third camera. #1 died violently. #2 is simply inadequate to the task. This is #3. The tripod also no longer has extending legs. They did stop the rounds however...

The steel core seems to be the key to the sparkles and the side of the plate *may* increase the violence of the sparklies. The larger plate at 8" makes more than a 4". My guess is that the larger place holds it's place longer (inertia) and forces more energy back into the round. It might be increased energy, or it might be decreased deflection. Either way the bigger the plate the bigger the sparkles it seems.

.308 NATO does not cause this same reaction so the issue must be the steel core.

Of course, the only solution is to find some .308 steel core!

 

[peloe16]

awesome! thats gotta look pretty sweet in real time!

 

[techres]

awesome! thats gotta look pretty sweet in real time!

Pick 720HD for best viewing:

YouTube - this

 

[ZbornacSVT]

Thanks for the vid!!