Wooden 8mm Mauser Bullet

[usabaker]

bullets made from 5/16" solid hardwood dowel

Really cool write up!, did you turn the dowels down on a lathe? Just curious how balanced they were.

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Really cool write up!, did you turn the dowels down on a lathe? Just curious how balanced they were.

Bought the dowels at a lumber yard. Shot some with ends cut square and others sharpened to feed through mag. Made no difference in performance, all struck target sideways.
IMHO combination of battle dress and great coat would be proof against wood bullets.
They might break bare skin.

[browningautorifle]

Penetration 1/4-5/16" at 10' in cardboard box packed with phone books.

all struck target sideways.

So, not much at all then...agreed, any vegetation of the jungle would also disrupt them.