Yes, a long time ago, a couple did an article for "Survival" magazine on straw bale.  Hubby tried his arsenal on some sample bales and published the results in a side bar.  Probably around 1998 or 1999.<div><br></div>

<div>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Graeme North <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:graeme@ecodesign.co.nz" target="_blank">graeme@ecodesign.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Earth wall impact tests against small arms (50mm is small?)  fire were done in Nicuragua some years ago, but I've not heard of tests on s/bale.<div><br></div><div>Guess yo' al' need this data in Murrica</div>

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<br><div><div>On 18/09/2012, at 2:16 AM, Joyce Coppinger wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite">



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<font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Anyone have information on this?<br>
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Is there any test about bulletproof of straw bale wall?<br>
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