This is a fun Video and for you guys already into this, well, you won't learn much. But I see Barnes has adopted my method of setting Milk Jugs up for testing.
As we have discussed, this is only important if you use a Standard to compare against. In other words, a specific 338 Win Mag loading, well known for its superior performance on say Moose, well, you might want to set up some jugs as shown or in some other of the fine fashions I've seen here, and test for all manor of parameters. Then when you want to pick a bullet for our 450 and run a test "Similar" to the 338's, you'll know in a hurry if the chosen 450 bullet will accomplish the task you want it to do, especially, as in this example, is my chosen .452" bullet OK for Moose, because you've compared it to a "Known Killer". Or, If you want to hunt squirrels with the 450 and have chosen say, 185 Hollow-Heads, it might be tough to find a varmint bullet to compare against, again, in other words..The explosive effects you might be looking for, in the .452 Bullet, will go far and away 'BEYOND" the effects one can find in a 6mm +- go fast bullet and the water jug tests will readily reveal the explosive effects comparatively, for the .452-185's to 6mm varmint grenades.
Even though we prolly have only one Mouse Killer here (TSD), one can Comparatively Test bullet performance, well before the hunt.
Post Script.. Using this method I have, for me, eliminated most (But not all) bullets intended for the 45 colt, when the mission was for a Moose type animals, because of under penetration problems. I did this well before the hunt and with Milk Jugs..
..t
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NCGOm5 ... ZwBg#t=130
PS.. I am about to go into Custom Production, converting our barrels to a rifle length gas system. You'll be able to hand load to far greater Performance (making use of far more available powders, like say 4227-1680, etc) and still use the factory fodder and Lil-Gun Powders (Now that's a trick). You won't hit the short stroke syndrome, from pumped-up lil-gun loads. Who is interested in putting a Corvette in their Garage?? ..t