How bulletproof is a solid wood door?

a guy I'd had a disagreement with came looking for me when he got out of jail. He found my address on the tax rolls, drove on over, and cranked off a mag full of .45acp ball at my solid oak front door. The bullets (I kept one) came to rest on the carpet about 15 feet inside the door. He fired from about 50 feet out side.



That just ain't right.


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lots of splinters. They were pretty big though, as it was an oak door. The fartherest only travelled a few feet.
 
lots of splinters. They were pretty big though, as it was an oak door. The fartherest only travelled a few feet.



That guy could not wait to go back to jail, I guess. Was anyone home? Where were you while this was going on?


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Hey Guys-I just put "Bullet proof door" on the net, and got a bunch of results.



Knowing what I know now, I would have titled the thread "how bullet-resistant is a solid wood door". I am also now aware that my soft wood waterbed frame is concealment and not cover. It has a standard mattress.


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a guy I'd had a disagreement with came looking for me when he got out of jail. He found my address on the tax rolls, drove on over, and cranked off a mag full of .45acp ball at my solid oak front door. The bullets (I kept one) came to rest on the carpet about 15 feet inside the door. He fired from about 50 feet out side.

I know someone who happened to be standing behind the front door of a nightclub a couple of years ago(had to be a strong commercial door,not hollow luan mahogany) when a disgruntled patron returned and fired a random shot at the door.
Odds favor the round being a 9mm.The shot was mortal.
 
actually, I was in the line of fire, sitting in my chair reading a book. after I got back up from behind the chair, I saw the rounds. Never fear, we got him the next day. Right back to the greybar Hotel for 17 more years.
 

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