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Old 01-19-2009, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Nowhere Man 1966
I once saw in "Pat Garrett's, Billy the Kid" where one guy used a shotgun with shells filled with dimes and when he fired it, you saw the dimes flying and fluttering out in slow motion, it was pretty cool.

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On History International channel, I once saw a show about different Old West weapons. They tried that load on a dummy made of ballistic gelatin and clothed in typical Old West garb. The dimes didn't even penetrate the leather vest, and the ballistic gelatin damage corresponded with bruised ribs at the most.
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