Posted: 8/21/2004 8:21:37 AM EDT
| Anyone experienced with frangible ammo or actually using it, Opinions? |
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PMC 223 frang=bad The frang tips kept breaking off in the chamber during our indoor drills at Gunsite.  The year before, Gunsite had Winchester, and no one had any problems. The winchester had some type of brass jacket that held the frang bullet together until impact. I think they are going to go back to Winchester. Jay |
Balistic Gellatin tests show that most lighter bullets will penetrate only about 5 or 6 inches. The heavier bullets (like the 75 grain V-Max I will be using) penetrate deeper... to around 10-12 inches. FBI testing mandates that a bullet must have 12 inches of travel to be effective. |
| Years ago, I saw a training video from a prison. Not sure what prison system it was but they were using HK 94's with Glaser Safety slugs. Anyway, there was a small riot and one inmate took a 9MM Glaser in the chest. It looked like someone just flicked the "off" switch on him. No expresion, no grabbing the wound or anything...the guy just dropped on the spot. I was kinda impressed. Then again it was coming out of a long barrel carbine, I doubt a pistol would do this. |