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<blockquote data-quote="squat45" data-source="post: 2297158" data-attributes="member: 20921">A .22 is fired with such force that a FULL jug of water will explode.&nbsp; The mass of the bullet is not enough to penetrate the water and the high velocity transfers the energy into the water, which having no place to go, forces itself out through any opening it can... in every case (3 times I've seen the demonstration) it has cause the mulk jug to &quot;explode&quot;.&nbsp; We picked up the pieces, put them back together and noticed that there was not a exit hole, just an entrance hole.&nbsp;A couple of things, the jug was full (with regular old H2O... very little air in it) and we were not using a target or practice round in the .22, so the .22 was firing at full velocity.&nbsp; Most shooters use a partial charge when taking target practice rather than a full charge of powder.&nbsp; I don't think that they &quot;overcharged&quot; the round, but they could have, I'd have to ask my dad - who was involved and does much of his own reloading.&nbsp; I also blieve that it was from a handgun, but it could have been from a rifle... I'll need to check on that. &nbsp;Remember, a .22 is such a small bullet that it has a tendency to deflect off bones, etc.&nbsp; I don't play the modern rules, I was just piping in about firearms in general, and without reading the rules, I would not give a .22 any chance of any sort of knockback.&nbsp; Only thing would be a slug, .44 mag, .357 mag and the like.&nbsp; Not even a .45, ok, maybe a .45, but I'd need to see the rules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squat45, post: 2297158, member: 20921"] A .22 is fired with such force that a FULL jug of water will explode. The mass of the bullet is not enough to penetrate the water and the high velocity transfers the energy into the water, which having no place to go, forces itself out through any opening it can... in every case (3 times I've seen the demonstration) it has cause the mulk jug to "explode". We picked up the pieces, put them back together and noticed that there was not a exit hole, just an entrance hole. A couple of things, the jug was full (with regular old H2O... very little air in it) and we were not using a target or practice round in the .22, so the .22 was firing at full velocity. Most shooters use a partial charge when taking target practice rather than a full charge of powder. I don't think that they "overcharged" the round, but they could have, I'd have to ask my dad - who was involved and does much of his own reloading. I also blieve that it was from a handgun, but it could have been from a rifle... I'll need to check on that. Remember, a .22 is such a small bullet that it has a tendency to deflect off bones, etc. I don't play the modern rules, I was just piping in about firearms in general, and without reading the rules, I would not give a .22 any chance of any sort of knockback. Only thing would be a slug, .44 mag, .357 mag and the like. Not even a .45, ok, maybe a .45, but I'd need to see the rules. [/QUOTE]

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