Can You Skip a Bullet on Water? (5,000+ FPS) .22, 9mm, & 12GA Slug Skipping on Water
This video explores the phenomenon of bullets skipping off a water surface, utilizing high-speed camera footage to analyze the trajectory of .22 LR, 9mm, and 12 gauge slugs. The experiment demonstrates that while some projectiles can briefly interact with the water surface and rebound, achieving a true skip that maintains significant forward momentum and stability is challenging, especially with larger calibers and slugs. The footage reveals that smaller calibers like the .22 LR are more likely to exhibit a brief surface interaction before tumbling, while the 12 gauge slug's mass and design make a skip highly improbable under these conditions.













