Osb of any thickness is going to much better resist a bullet compared to drywall.
How much drywall sheets would a 38 bullet go though.
7 62 x 39 is another nasty round that will do the same.
Your vinyl siding 1 8 steel plate vapor barrier paper 3 4 plywood 2x4 studs 3 4 plywood then 3 8 drywall.
Once the wall section was finished i fired various rounds from 15 feet away from the wall.
I don t know a osb to drywall equivalence but in my moderate construction experience 11 16 osb is probably about as resistant to a bullet as about 1 2 1 1 2 of drywall with it being more resistant at higher velocities similar to how water behaves.
With 1 inch gravel filling in between the studs.
It will go through the first 3 8 surface but not the second 3 8 surface.
4x12 drywall is another option if you have tall or long walls.
Also two complete wall sections would better record the effects of bullet deformation and tumbling as it passed through each sheet of drywall.
Birdshot out of a 3 shell will go through thick sheet metal.
No matter what bullet you choose you simply can t indiscriminately start firing through walls in your house.
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These drywall sheets provide the best value and weigh a little over 50 pounds making them easier to handle than larger drywall panels.
I also measured the velocity of the bullets after they exited the drywall using a chronograph.
The current drywall cost is somewhere around 2 per square foot for labor and materials.
I often fill old tires with dirt and the round will go through the tread through the dirt and out the other side of the tire.
This wall stopped all 5 56 rounds most 308 30 06 rounds the heavier rounds did make it through.
To hang a 4 x 8 sheet of drywall the cost is around 65 and it s around 100 for a 4 x 12 sheet.
All of your defensive ammo will go through a few walls.
While 4x12 drywall sheets take a few people to set up they create a smooth unbroken surface from floor to ceiling when positioned vertically.
