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Will a .30-06 Penetrate Steel A36?

Yes — defeats a 6 mm steel a36 barrier

Fired at the muzzle, a representative .30-06 load (9.7 g, FMJ, 880 m/s) reaches roughly 18 mm (0.7 inches) into steel a36. That is enough to defeat a typical barrier of this material — treat anything behind it as exposed.

About Steel A36

Mild structural steel plate (~6 mm); car bodies are far thinner (~1 mm).

.30-06 against other materials

Material	Depth (mm)	Depth (in)
Red Brick	247 mm	9.7″
Concrete	215 mm	8.5″
Tempered Glass	37 mm	1.5″
Steel AR500	9 mm	0.4″
Aluminum 6061	33 mm	1.3″

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