How Much Paper Does it Take to Stop a 50-cal Bullet? (Video)

In this video from Demolition Ranch, the boys fire a pair of five-shot stainless-steel magnum revolvers, but they’re not quite the same.

One is a North American Arms 22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rimfire), and the other is a S&W in 500 S&W Magnum.

It was all about seeing how many reams of paper it would take to stop each bullet.

But as with so many DR videos, that was all prologue–an intro to the silly-looking setup of a 50 BMG rifle. It was silly because of the twine and concrete blocks and an attempt to measure the paper penetration of the 50 BMG round.

Enjoy.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.