One or two shots is generally enough to destroy the lock, allowing the door to open. Unfortunately, in real life — as shown by the MythBusters — this requires a high powered gun at close range, which causes lots of very dangerous shrapnel.

Garnet

The New York State Museum has the world’s largest and most complete collection of New York minerals. Herkimer ‘Diamonds’ (quartz) occur in and around Herkimer County, NY. They are named after General Herkimer and are referred to as “diamonds” for their clarity and bright sparkle.

Various other varieties of quartz, garnets, calcite, tourmaline, and cubic minerals can be found at different locations of the state.

• Herkimer Diamond. The Herkimer diamond was designated as the official state mineral of New York in the year 2012.
• Almandine Garnet.
• Calcite.
• Celestine.
• Dravite.
• Magnetite.
• Sphalerite.

You know at shooting range they hang metal targets (gongs) with steel chains as it is very unlikely that the chain breaks when hit even with rifle round. They do break but after several hundreds of rounds to target. Given a bullet of sufficient caliber and a weak enough lock, yes.

It depends with the type of the gun and most importantly, the caliber. If you shot that towards the lock, it will do no good. The bullet can ricochet back and maybe kill or injure you or if the key hole is small enough, the bullet may lodge in the lock, making it impossible to open.

yes it’s possible to do but the ft lbs of energy pulling on the chain would cause the handcuffs to cut and/or damage your wrists. In this case we are talking about a . 45 cowboy pistol in the late 1800’s shooting through the chain of a set of handcuffs from the same time period. Chain is against a rock.

Can a bullet really break a padlock? Yeah, bullets can easily break padlocks. There are many YouTube videos of people shooting padlocks with different guns.

Detonating any sort of explosive charge under water can be a hazard to swimmers. Naval History and Heritage Command at the Washington Navy Yard has one of these unique weapons in its collection. NHHC also possesses one of the ammunition magazines with six spent cartridges in its vaults.

To cut small chains, such as necklace chains, you need small pliers that can cut through metal. These are often called “nippers,” or wire cutters. Small pliers such as this can be found at any home improvement or craft supply store. If you are just cutting chain one time, use whatever small pliers you have.

Chain links are designed not to break or come loose, so to cut chain links, you must have a bolt cutter. Bolt cutters come in different sizes. For a thick chain link, try a heavy duty bolt cutter.

Inspect the chain link to determine if it has a fastener that threads the two ends of the link together. If there is one, hold the link tightly with a pair of pliers and use another pair of pliers to turn the fastener counterclockwise to loosen it. Once the fastener is loose enough, completely unscrew it by hand.

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A Resistant, Bolt Cutter Proof Chain By being the toughest chain, we mean the Pewag chain is the hardest chain to cut with bolt cutters. The biggest reason is the hardened steel chain is squared, so it will not allow bolt cutters to cut through it.

One link in 250 is greater than along the length of a cable. Chain is more rugged than a cable..so in rough use a chain is a better choice but for safety sake and pure strength a cable is stronger.

A decent chain is better than pretty much any cable lock. Cable locks can be cut with hand tools that fit in your pocket. A decent (but portable) cable needs a long bolt cutter. Possible exception are Litelock Gold thick cable locks, but they weigh similar to a chain.

The Best Chain Has Hexagonal or Square Links A heavy-duty, hardened steel chain with hexagonal links thwarts nearly every thief with a bolt cutter. Hexagonal links (or square or trapezoidal) make it impossible for bolt cutters to get a grip.

ABUS Granit™: one of the world’s most secure padlocks with a tensile resistance of over six tonnes. Granit locks have a tensile resistance of over six tonnes, making it almost impossible for attackers to release the shackle from the lock body by force.

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