50BMG penetration Table
From "The Ulimate Sniper"
by Maj. John L. Plaster, USAR (Ret).
page 222
Short-Range Media
Penetration by .50 Cal. AP rounds
Medium
/Penetration @ 100 yrds
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CONCRETE (solid)
9 inches
TIMBER (logs)
96 inches
STEEL (nonarmored)
1.8 inches
ALUMINUM
3.5 inches
RUBBLE (asphalt, soil, cement)
20 inches
TAMPED SNOW
(19.9-24.9 lbs/cu ft)
77 inches
DRY SOIL
28 inches
WET SOIL
42 inches
DRY SAND
24 inches
WET SAND
36 inches
DRY CLAY
42 inches
WET CLAY
64 inches
