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. 2022 Oct 11;1(5):pgac234. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac234

Table 1.

Table 1 shows the metric data obtained from each experiment.

Experiment number velocity (m/s) Bullet weight (g) Weight reduction (g) Entrance wound (mm) Exit wound (mm) Hole size (felt)
1 Synbone 193 43,2 0,6 21 25 to 30 12 mm
2 Synbone 194 43,4 0,5 22 25 to 35 14 mm
3 Synbone 265 43,5 0,8 50 to 55 20 (50) 17 mm
4 Synbone 152 43,4 0,4 20 25 11 mm
5 Felt 4 mm 227 16 mm
6 Felt 4 mm 258 15 mm
7 Felt wool 236 13 mm
8 Felt wool 178 15 mm
9 Cannon 380 20 mm
10 Cannon n/a 21 mm
11 Cannon n/a 21 mm
12 Cannon 214 20 mm

First eight experiments are with a 19.5-mm leaden musket ball and last four with a 25.4-mm steel ball. First four experiments included Synbone phantom + felt and last eight just felt.