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thanks fer the replies. I'm just very fortunate to have a big, free, outdoor range nearby and a few friends that help me save newspapers. Our range is over 2 city blocks long with three covered sections. I usually go to the far end uncovered range where nobody goes when I do a wetpack. Also shot some 9mm JHP in a friends Ruger P95. I'll post the picture later. One was a local police +p+ round that came apart in the pack. Worthless.
After many years of doing this now I find each wetpack is a little different. If I soak them longer and don't pack them too tight I get more penetration. Maybe I can come up with a better way to do them closer to the same. It's also possible to use denim over the pack if you want to. Just extra trouble.
The FBI requires 4 layers of denim over gelatin to qualify a bullet. Down here in Alabama nobody wears more than one layer year round. So what happens is the FBI is using real hot loads, like +p+, to pass the test. The bullet slows down thru the denim and still penetrates enough. And all the police departments think they have to follow. Then when you shoot the stuff into plain gelatin or the wet newspaper, the velocity is so high the bullet comes apart with poor penetration. But then again I think sometimes FBI stands for Full Bore Idxxxs.
So, before you take my unballistic tests as some kind of holy grail, check all the data you can find. Like goldenloki, ammolab, and firearmstactical. A few other sites also if you search.
Good luck, and aim high.
og
