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Got bored yesterday and had some spare time, so we picked up a pork shoulder and tried it on the mighty .45 ACP.
+P 230gr Federal HST. What's interesting to note is that we only got 9" of penetration out of it. Awesome expansion though, a just a tad over 1".
Here's a 4 layer khaki test with water jugs. Penetrated 3 full jugs and into the first side of the 4th.
We tried a barrier test, but were unable to find the bullet 
For comparison here's a 50gr ballistic tip 5.7x28mm round. You can see it penetrated slightly more and made it into the water jug behind the pork shoulder when I tested it.
+P 230gr Federal HST. What's interesting to note is that we only got 9" of penetration out of it. Awesome expansion though, a just a tad over 1".
Here's a 4 layer khaki test with water jugs. Penetrated 3 full jugs and into the first side of the 4th.
For comparison here's a 50gr ballistic tip 5.7x28mm round. You can see it penetrated slightly more and made it into the water jug behind the pork shoulder when I tested it.