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Posted: 8/12/2005 1:30:33 PM EDT
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here's a good wiki article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dum_dum
I believe the original "dum dum" was a jacketed soft point, but there is controversy. |
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Posted: 8/13/2005 6:24:30 AM EDT
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Those "Dum Dums" were the first "factory" jacketed soft-points, and compared to the (non-fragmenting) FMJ bullets used by militaries at the time, they were far more effective. So effective, that their enemies were horrified, and pushed for a ban on their military use at the Hague conventions 100 years ago.
In those 100 years, folks (usually with no clue as to the origin of the term "Dum Dum") have called all kinds of "modified" bullets "Dum Dums", even though that is not the original meaning of the term. -Troy |
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