We went down range and were amazed that not only had it easily gone through the frozen material, but had penetrated 7 gallons of water.

That is approximately 42 inches of water.

That means about 21 inches of ballistic gelatin or human flesh.

Since 12 inches is considered to be the minimum required penetration to reach vital organs, this round penetrated almost twice as far as needed.

Well, maybe they meant it was the old .45 ACP that couldn't penetrate the frozen clothes.

So, a good excuse to try out the newly refinished Sistema .45 ACP.

I shot from about 15 feet.

How do you like the size of that entrance hole?

Looks like the .45 makes a good ice pick.

We were amazed that the .45 ACP also penetrated 7 gallons of water.

Both the .30 Carbine bullet and the .45 ACP bullet were good old Ball ammo and the fired bullets could have almost been loaded into a cartridge and shot again.

Lessons learned:
1. If anyone shot at a North Korean Commie and he didn't go down, it was because they missed him. Because frozen clothing sure won't slow down a .30 Carbine.

2. The old warhorse, the .45 ACP Ball, isn't exactly "weak" in the penetration category either.

3. I don't know how this rumor got started, but it looks like it was completely false.

4. The .30 Carbine, as we have noted before, is highly underrated in many categories.

5. Shooting stuff is fun.