| CZ-52 (CZ vz.52) pistol and Hi-Point 9mm pistol VS | | | | your fire on that central location, the concrete will |
| concrete rebarred wall | | | | start blowing out the other side of the wall in pretty |
| This was a test to see how a rebarred concrete wall | | | | large jagged pieces. Not something you want to be |
| would stand up to small arms fire from the CZ-52 | | | | on the other side of for sure. |
| (CZ vz.52) and Hi-Point 9mm. No armor piercing | | | | It may not be realistic to fire 500 rounds from a |
| rounds were used. Only copper jacketed rounds | | | | handgun to get through a wall. But this demonstration |
| were used. | | | | shows that with enough rounds even from smallarms |
| It took 500 rounds to pound this hole into the wall. | | | | fire a survival retreat could be in big trouble if enough |
| 300 from the CZ-52 and 200 from the Hi-Point 9mm. | | | | people with smallsarms really wanted something you |
| We started out with the 9mm with limited effect but | | | | have or if the location of your retreat was known at |
| when we started in with the CZ-52, pieces of | | | | time of crisis. |
| concrete were flying everywhere. Once wear was | | | | There were only two of us with handguns and we |
| showing we started in with both handguns on a | | | | were able to do this, what could 20 people do with |
| central point in the wall. Once enough rounds hit an | | | | handguns and rifles? This could have been done with |
| area that had a rebar below the concrete in that | | | | a lot less rounds using larger caliber smallarms very |
| location, the concrete wall started cracking. Once you | | | | fast too. |
| notice the cracks in the concrete and concentrate | | | | |