yukonjasper wrote:I have to believe the path of those rounds were radically altered after they impact the windshield. Hard to know if any of the Through the windshield shots were effective. Ultimately he was successful. Would be interesting to know if the errant round caused any damage or injuries.
Years ago (35 now) I was involved in testing various calibers, loadings, projectile design in shooting thru the windshield and the doors to incapacitate the "bad guy". We video-taped the entire testing and it was distributed to various Police Departments in a different state. Some scenarios the projectile acted way differently than normal thought practice evolved. 45Auto Ball ammo was the worst unless it was about 90 degrees from the surface - but a "double tap" usually allowed the second projectile to enter windshield almost on sight line. Other cartridges were tested but the good old 44 magnum was best in most cases "Go ahead, make my day". But no police department allows this cartridge for issue to officers.
We did NO testing from inside to outside thru the windshield but common sense would say the first round would be sacrificed to permit an accurate second round to be fired until intense defense situations. He did lower his window prior to shooting so he did know it would be loud. Still it would take a large set of balls to attempt in a test scenario. I've been in a truck where a 30-06 discharged behind my head and I attribute my left ear hearing loss to that situation. A 12 gauge thru the floorboards of and old truck taking out the front wheel won't be discussed.
How many of you would even consider this practice, especially before you saw this video ???