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one-eyed-fatman · 07-30-2005, 05:32 PM

I wouldn't want to be a cop or a soldier these days. To easy to get stabbed in the back by your own people.

chupacabrachus · 07-31-2005, 02:05 AM

One time I shot a semi with a .40 and it stopped in it's tracks. End of story, .40 can stop semis.

(not really)

Army_John · 07-31-2005, 07:30 AM

TO STOP A VEHICLE: use a .50 cal auto machime gun, 1000 rounds and extra barrel. That gets everything... car, engine, driver, seatbelts.....

Skidonenko · 07-31-2005, 08:17 PM

If its a newer car and you know where the main comp is in the car shoot like hell at that spot :P

dark_syde99 · 08-01-2005, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigun

Most new cops today hesitate when in a life threatening situation. Not because they are bad Officers but because of the threat of being sued or imprisoned for making a split second decision.

Tell me about it! Our Use of Force Policy states that we may use "an amount of force that an objective, trained and competent individual would percieve likely to stop the threat....." and that "the department will back you as long as the force used meets that requirment".

Now, while they will back you in the CRIMINAL trial, they will NOT provide an attorney in the CIVIL trial. A friend of mine was in civil litigation for 6 YEARS before finally being cleared.

THAT is why ALL COPS not just new cops are hesitant to shoot. The scum-bags and their families have more rights than we do thanks to left wing sympathizers.

kgpcr · 08-01-2005, 08:56 PM

You can stop a car with a .40. all you have to do it shoot it with an at4 or an RPG first then fire one shot in the fireball. works every time

Joey101 · 08-02-2005, 08:14 AM

So what would it take to stop a car? A Cannon firing a 200 pound CannonBall at 300FPS? Just curious, I saw somebody actually did calculations on this and wondered what would it actually take realistically to completely stop a car?

I know nothing you or I could fire on our own would be able to actually sotp a car, but what if we had a few extra hands? Then would it be possible?

Just Curious!

Greg in OKLAa · 08-06-2005, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD McDorce

[quote

(I did some rough calculations: in order to balance the momentum of a 4000 pound vehicle going 5 mph, a 180 gr .40S&W round would need to be travelling well in excess of 1 million feet per second.)

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So, would that be ++++++++++P+++++++++++ ammo?

JD McDorce · 08-06-2005, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joey101

So what would it take to stop a car? A Cannon firing a 200 pound CannonBall at 300FPS?

Balancing the momentum equation (not accounting for friction and assuming a square, non-penetrating impact), your 200 pound cannonball traveling 300 fps should stop a 4000 pound car going 10.227 mph.

tacticalturkey · 08-28-2005, 04:16 PM

There's an old gravel pit-turned-into-dump-now-closed-down that I used to shoot in. I tried shooting a couple of Honda(car) engines w/my 40.
I couldn't even put a heavy ding in the aluminum block!!
Now the oil pan and valve cover didn't do too well.
So if you laid down and shot the oil pan and driver's butt as he went over you........

07-30-2005, 05:32 PM	#21
one-eyed-fatman XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 10,741	I wouldn't want to be a cop or a soldier these days. To easy to get stabbed in the back by your own people. __________________ Never underestimate the power of a large group of fools. http://home.houston.rr.com/gunpics/images/one%20eye.wav This link no longer works due to a corporate buyout.

07-31-2005, 07:30 AM	#23
Army_John XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lugoff, SC Posts: 30	TO STOP A VEHICLE: use a .50 cal auto machime gun, 1000 rounds and extra barrel. That gets everything... car, engine, driver, seatbelts..... __________________ OOIDA Member NRA Member SC National Guard Member XD40 Service Model Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. Thomas Jefferson

08-01-2005, 08:56 PM	#26
kgpcr XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 267	I disagree You can stop a car with a .40. all you have to do it shoot it with an at4 or an RPG first then fire one shot in the fireball. works every time __________________ XD9 service XD40 tactical XD40 service XD45 Service Colt Anaconda Colt King Cobra OLY AR-15 SigPro 2340 Springfield Armory 1911 double stack Taurus .357 Snubie Smith and Wesson M&P .40

08-02-2005, 08:14 AM	#27
Joey101 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 15	So what would it take to stop a car? A Cannon firing a 200 pound CannonBall at 300FPS? Just curious, I saw somebody actually did calculations on this and wondered what would it actually take realistically to completely stop a car? I know nothing you or I could fire on our own would be able to actually sotp a car, but what if we had a few extra hands? Then would it be possible? Just Curious! __________________ XD-45LE 4\" Service Model

08-28-2005, 04:16 PM	#30
tacticalturkey XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 68	There's an old gravel pit-turned-into-dump-now-closed-down that I used to shoot in. I tried shooting a couple of Honda(car) engines w/my 40. I couldn't even put a heavy ding in the aluminum block!! Now the oil pan and valve cover didn't do too well. So if you laid down and shot the oil pan and driver's butt as he went over you........ __________________ The love of violence is inherent in the human (male) spirit. The attempt to train it out of boys is both futile and immoral. The Guru SA XD .40 Service Mosin-Nagant M44 Ruger 10/22 SS Manlicher Remington Model 14 - .30 Rem

07-31-2005, 02:05 AM	#22
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,476	One time I shot a semi with a .40 and it stopped in it's tracks. End of story, .40 can stop semis. (not really)

07-31-2005, 08:17 PM	#24
Skidonenko XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8	If its a newer car and you know where the main comp is in the car shoot like hell at that spot :P

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