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