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The debate is endless: Which type of firearm is best for home defense? While many factors play into choosing the best weapon for your unique situation, potential over-penetration should be at the top of your list. In this instructional demonstration video, U.S. Concealed Carry Association Director of Content Kevin Michalowski tests several popular varieties of handgun, AR-15 and shotgun ammunition against a series of drywall targets. What type of ammunition has the most penetration? Watch the video to find out!

00:00 What’s the best home-defense cartridge to prevent over-penetration of interior walls?
00:25 Kevin heads out to the range to shoot at drywall targets.
00:53 What happens when common defensive pistol, AR-15 and shotgun rounds miss the bad guy and hit an interior wall of your home?
01:08 Kevin tests the drywall with his EDC Glock.
01:28 124-grain 9mm FMJ SIG Sauer bullet vs. drywall at close range.
02:03 124-grain 9mm Remington Ultimate Defense JHP vs. drywall at 12 feet.
03:12 Kevin switches to an AR-15 firing 55-grain FMJ .223 at 4 yards.
04:04 How well does a .223 Hornady TAP (Tactical-Application Police) penetrate drywall?
05:08 Will all nine pellets of 00 buckshot penetrate 10 sheets of drywall?
05:58 Is a one-ounce 12-gauge slug a good choice for home defense?
06:36 How well does 12-gauge birdshot (#7-½) penetrate your average interior wall?
07:58 Back in the studio, Kevin summarizes the results of his home-defense ammo vs. drywall experiment.
08:17 The moral of the story: If you miss, your rounds will go through an interior wall (or five).
08:24 Practice and train to reduce the chance of missing your target and potentially damaging or killing someone in a neighboring room.

#homedefense #uscca #ammunition

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33 COMMENTS

  1. Nobody I know would be surprised by this, dry wall is cheap and not gonna stop crap. Where I live however the outside of the houses and apartments are lined with that concrete stucko crap which is a hell of a lot stronger than drywall. I know my bullets are going through my house, my question is will the stucko concrete stuff and wood and insulation stop it from leaving my house

  2. Viewer: "Wait, so I should use bird-shot to keep my baby safe?"
    Gunexpert: "No. Bird-shot will still fly into your baby's bedroom and kill her. It'll just be a messy death. The point here is DON'T MISS THE BAD GUY."

  3. Another thing try to move to a rural area the minimize the possibility of a shell going to your neighbor's house and number 2 train your family to go for cover once the bullets start flying.

  4. I live in a retirement community, that's why my weapon of choice is a 12 gauge w/7.5 birdshot. This wasn’t my first video on home defense weapons choice. My brother is a retired lieutenant colonel and that's what he recommends.

  5. Can you test #4 buckshot? Paul Harrell did a video where he tested overpenetration and while .223, even the TAP rounds, went clean through his entire setup, as did 00 buckshot, the #4 buckshot was stopped by the outer walls.

    Meanwhile, gel tests still show #4 buck is capable of penetrating to FBI standards.

    So I'm wondering if Paul's results can be repeated here.

  6. The initial spread on the birdshot was interesting. It stayed tight enough. It would be interesting to see what the spread and impact is like at 25 feet which is a common cross the living room to the front entrance distance in a lot of current homes.

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