I saw this last week and was dumbfounded by it.
As someone who owns a 50AE Desert Eagle, I wouldn't take that stunt with 2 ballistic vests on holding a 1000 page book at 100 feet let alone point blank. The Hornady XTPs go through several large city phone books as it is.. The Impact alone would likely cause cardiac arrest. 1500lbft of energy versus 350ish from a 9mm. It would have been one hell of a thump. That and most factory loaded ammo is JHP 300Grain XTP from Hornady or Speer 325gr Soft points. Magnum Research makes some 350's too I believe, but the mess would have been horrific. I wonder if her unborn will be born with Tinnitus, because it sure would have been loud. Seriously, if this doesn't take the 2017 Darwin Awards I'm not sure what would. I have no idea how they figured this would be plausible. Anyone who owns or knows of this gun in any capacity knows it makes a standard 44mag feel like a 9mm. It may be a novelty firearm but it's power and danger is VERY real. Hell I know when I bought mine I must have spent a week watching youtube videos about how much stuff it can shoot through. I find it hard to believe that they figured this would work and would concur with the potential thesis that this was a murder in disguise.
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