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Can 9mm Shoot Through a Car Door?

September 27, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

Can 9mm shoot through a car door?

Yes 9mm can shoot through a car door, but how far the round goes will depend a lot on the ammo being used as well as the angle of the person shooting in relation to the car door.

Let’s expand on this further.

A while back I took a video instruction course called Vehicle Firearm Tactics by my good friends over at ConcealedCarry.com. The information I present to you in this article came from their research from shooting through and at a car.

If you are serious about defending yourself in or around your car, I urge you to check out the whole course, here.

The info presented in this particular section of the course was very clear and well presented.

Riley, the instructor of the course, shot through the car door with his 9mm handgun at a couple different angles and showed that when shot straight on with no angle, the rounds had a greater chance at passing through the average steel car door.

When the shooter and gun were slightly angled, there was less of a chance of penetration through the entire car door.

In other words, when shot straight on, the bullet has a better chance of passing through as opposed to when the door or the gun is angled even a bit.

Can a car door be used as cover?

If you have nothing else to use for cover, then the car door may be sufficient to stop an attacker with a handgun, as it is better than nothing. Try to angle the door by closing it somewhat.

However, the main positive for using something as “cover” is that it is capable of stopping a bullet from penetrating. A car door will only be able to stop certain types of ammo and even then, only at certain angles.

Therefore, only use the car door as cover if you have nothing else to use.

More about the Vehicle Firearm Tactics Course –

The course is taught by my good friend Riley Bowman of the Concealed Carry Podcast. He discusses different tactics concerning the defense in and around the vehicle, as well as how to use it to your advantage.

It is a good buy and highly recommended, especially since most folks will never have the chance to do live fire training in and around a vehicle themselves.

Buy it here.

Filed Under: Ballistics, Ammo, Defensive Gun, Gun Info, Handguns Tagged With: 9mm, ballistics, concealed carry, defensive gun use, guns, self-defense

About Joshua Gillem

Josh is a lifelong practitioner and student of the gun. He grew up shooting/hunting with his dad, and was given his first gun, a 12 gauge shotgun, when just a small boy. After high school, he joined the Marines where his love for firearms blossomed as he qualified with an M16A2, an M9, and a 240G. Josh has been writing about firearms and tactics for several years, is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, and believes that each individual person has the right to self-defense by any means necessary. Currently residing in gun-friendly North Carolina, he carries a concealed gun on a daily basis, even in his own house.

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