Re: [DL] Badges and bullets...

["Daniel Gwyn" <dgwyn@colba.net>]

Hey All,
    I have no background in firearms, (being from southern Canada, I have
never actually shot a gun) however, I do have a background in metallurgy and
history.  Badges were typically made out of soft, malleable metals such a
tin, copper, brass, or in the case of fancy show-off types, silver or gold.
This was done simply to make production of the insignia as cheap and easy as
possible.  Given that badges were made out of thin, soft metal, a bullet
would probably just go right through the the badge.
    Soft metals usually don't shatter, rather they bend, or maybe break into
a few large pieces depending on the shape of the badge and where the bullet
hit.  This would create your classic holed badge rather.  It would be
improbable that it would shatter up typical conditions.  On the other hand
if you were to have the Revenant come round after your sheriff on the 13th
of January when its -40  (so cold that it doesn't matter if its C or F), the
badge just might shatter in the low temperatures.  (In case anyone want to
know, metals can get brittle at low temperatures.  The Titanic is an example
of this.)
               Daniel Gwyn
"You have a big heart...not as big as your mouth,  but
you have good feelings inside you"
    From the Frisco Kid
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Andrew Cunningham <techie@techie.f9.co.uk>
À : deadlands@gamerz.net <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Date : Mittwoch, 13. September 2000 17:00
Objet : [DL] Badges and bullets...


>What would happen if a typical sheriff's badge (ie solid copper, possibly
>plated with silver or brass) was hit in the centre by a pistol bullet? Or a
>rifle bullet? (assuming peacemaker and winchester). Traditionally you
should
>get a perfect hole, but would they actually shatter? This is just one of
>those vague, could go anywhere questions... Ideally I'd like to hear from
>target-shooters who've shot small solid metal objects ;)
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>AndrewC
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