Editing Silver bullet (section)

==Ballistic effectiveness==
Silver bullets differ from lead bullets in several respects. [[Lead]] has a 10% higher density than [[silver]], so a silver bullet will have a little less mass than a lead bullet of identical dimensions. Pure silver is less [[malleable]] than lead and falls between [[lead]] and [[copper]] in terms of hardness (1.5 < '''2.5''' < 3.0 [[Mohs scale of mineral hardness|Mohs]]) and [[shear modulus]] (5.6 < '''30''' < 48 GPa). A silver bullet accepts the [[rifling]] of a gun barrel.<ref>{{cite web |title=History Channel Shoot |first=Michael |last=Briggs |date=September 2008 |publisher=Patricia Briggs |url=http://www.patriciabriggs.com/articles/silver/silverbullet14.shtml |access-date=January 25, 2017 |quote=In this photo, you can see the marks the rifling in the barrel left on the bullet when it was fired. I'd like to see a little more on the nose, but the driving bands show very nice engraving.}}</ref>

The terminal impact is somewhat speculative and will depend on a variety of factors including bullet size and shape, flight distance, and target material. At short ranges, the silver bullet will most likely give better penetration due to its higher shear modulus, and will not deform as much as a lead bullet.

A 2007 episode of ''[[MythBusters]]'' demonstrated a greater penetration depth of lead bullets versus silver bullets; the experiment utilized a {{convert|250|gr|g|adj=on|lk=on}} lead slug in a [[.45LC|.45-caliber Colt long]] shell vs a lighter, {{convert|190|gr|g|adj=on}} silver slug fired at closer range.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-silver-vs-lead-bullets.html |title=Mythbusters: Silver vs. Lead Bullets |date=2007 |medium=Television production |publisher=The Discovery Channel |access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> Another ''MythBusters'' episode, from 2012, showed that silver bullets are less accurate than lead bullets when fired from an [[M1 Garand]].<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/hollywood-gunslingers/ |title=Mythbusters: Hollywood Gunslingers |date=June 17, 2012 |medium=Television production |publisher=The Discovery Channel}}</ref> Michael Briggs also did some experiments with silver bullets compared to lead bullets. After making a custom mold to ensure that the sizes of the silver bullets were comparable to the lead bullets, he fired them. He found that the silver bullets were slightly slower than the lead bullets and less accurate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Bullets |first=Michael |last=Briggs |publisher=Patricia Briggs |url=http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/silver/silverbullets.shtml |access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>