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Faster Classic

One of my all time favorites was a shot about two years back of a clear Christmas ornament a lot like this, also water filled.

 

I was using a borrowed pellet rifle that probably had a pellet velocity of abot 500fps.

 

So I was just curious what things would look like with a faster rifle and faster pellet. This is a plastic sabot type thing with a metal tip. The plastic part separates upon impact and releases the metal tip.

 

You can see the orange/red "shadow of the plastic just under the flash reflection.

 

The faster pellet leaves a sharper angle on the wake.

 

Surprise.

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Uploaded on January 29, 2011
Taken on January 28, 2011