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Yawlboy · 2010-08-20 11:44:00

Interesting article and video :http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/shooting-padlocks/

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How well do padlocks withstand bullets?

20-08-2010 11:44am

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Interesting article and video :http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/shooting-padlocks/

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#2 20-08-2010 1:45pm

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Certainly blows holes in the old western myth of shooting off a padlock with one shot.

"If you want to keep someone away from your house, Just fire the shotgun through the door."
Vice President [and former lawyer] Joe Biden Field& Stream Magazine interview Feb 2013 "

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#3 20-08-2010 6:40pm

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I'll keep that in mind next time I forget my locker key, sign out the .338 Lapua to open it

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