I have had some folks ask about metal covered doors and how they would stand up to bullets.

So....to the range.

This is the setup. Neighbor was throwing away a metal front door.

It is standard construction around here, thin metal over a wood frame, with foam insulation inside.

We set up a drywall wall panel behind it to see what would happen

Top left and right, 9 mm JHP.

Bottom left .45ACP Federal Hydrashock and right, Black Talon.

To the right, two rounds of .223, South African surplus, 55 gr.

All rounds exited without any problem and went completely through the wall behind.

As usual, the .223 started to tumble as it left the wall.

Now this is a load of 00 Buck as it leaves the other side of the door.

It also completely exited the wall.

An interesting photo.

The Buckshot drove little round pieces of the metal door into the wall.

They didn't penetrate much, but I thought it was an interesting find.

Lastly, we fired a load of birdshot, #8 field loads into the door from 10 feet.

They didn't even penetrate the first layer.