Made some flat top 22 LR rounds this evening .

in my yard. Dropped one in the yard .. he ran 6 or 7 feet after I hit him. Bullet penetrated right lung above the heart punched through to the hide on the left side.

Shot another square in the chest as it was facing me. It turned and ran maybe 25 yards before piling up.

coyote. I have heard from a lot of folks that use our Flattop Tool on everything up to large Javelina and coyote. On small game like squirrel it cuts the animal in half. Not much left if you are planning on eating it. On rabbits there is nothing left but the hind quarters.

The flat pointer works wonderfully. Great concept, Gary's tool makes it easy. The soap shooting was a simple way to capture a comparative snapshot of the energy transfer. I remember them doing it pre-WWII trying various handgun rounds of the day. It was at least a consistent medium for a partial scientific test.

The penetration would be interesting to compare, in a scientific setting, as its thought the flat tip creates a shock wave that runs before the bullet pushing things out of the way for a better and straight penetration. Real gel type test media is expensive and difficult to manage for multiple test runs.

The SIG line of ammo now uses a flat meplat for their FMJ ammo. That is what I carry for 9mm, the 147 gr. It probably penetrates too much but I hope I never use it in a crowded setting. It's more likely to be used on the farm against game.

Good luck, I have high hopes!