On Shooting through Glass with a Rifle

JSGT 1927 V11 T283-T286

In many text-books it is stated that a rifle bullet can (on account of its great velocity) pass through a sheet of glass without doing more than puncture a small hole for its passage. The statement seems to have been copied by one writer from another, and it seems doubtful if any of them have in recent times tried the experiment. One writer is courageous enough to admit that, "this experiment is frequently referred to, but rarely seen."

F. W. Preston