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Posted: 6/19/2009 11:04:19 PM EDT
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Years ago I was at an indoor range and they had some kind of frangible .223 for sale, it was the only stuff they allowed to be shot at their range our of a .223. The tip of the bullet was flat, and essentially had the same texture and feel as the ceramic pots you get at the hardware store. This was encased in a very thin copper semi-jacket. I don't remember the brand or weight, but I do remember being told it essentially disintegrates on contact and does not ricochet. The guys who ran the range went so far as to claim that it would not penetrate more than one layer of sheetrock, ie, if you shot it inside a room it wouldn't go through the second layer of sheetrock and into the other room.
I'm curious about this ammo, in particular how it would fare against a person, in terms of being safe for home defense use. Would it have enough umph to create wound cavities to incapacitate someone, and does there exist a bullet that, when fired from a .223 (assume AR), truly would only penetrate one layer of soft gypsum sheetrock before being pulverized into oblivion? I'm poking around on the Box O Truth now but haven't seen anything specifically relating to frangible, but then again I just started looking. Thanks. |
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