Ep. 446 | Slow Motion Terminal Performance Breakdown

About this episode

Mark Boardman and Ryan Muckenhirn analyze terminal performance of various bullets using slow motion footage.

Firing cup and core, bonded, and monolithic bullets into ordnance gel is cool. Documenting it with a high-speed camera to analyze terminal performance is cooler. Mark Boardman and Ryan Muckenhirn unpack their findings after getting a unique look in slow motion.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Boardman

Guest: Ryan Muckenhirn

Topics covered

• terminal performance
• ballistics
• high-speed camera
• bullet types
• ordnance gel

Keywords

• terminal performance
• cup and core bullets
• bonded bullets
• monolithic bullets
• high-speed camera
• ordnance gel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vortex Optics

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