Another new bullet that looks impressive

[NewlyEnthused]

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He invented it for hunting, but will also work for self defense.

 

[bofh]

A (promotional) video regarding this ammo can be found here:

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Why should I buy handgun ammo that fragments into 3 pieces before impact, where each individual fragment has significantly less stopping power and will definitely not hit at point of aim? Utter nonsense. You ready need to be careful with this ammo, you could poke somebody's eye out with that.

 

[Firefighterchen]

Just fyi, this ammo was posted here a couple months ago.

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[JohnD13]

And the price is $250 for 20 rounds?

 

[misunderstood]

Now what's gets me about this is when he said 14 inch spread gives the most nights probability hit rate. So my interpretation of that is the projectile is so inaccurate that I had to make the spread bigger for you to actually hit something.

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[misunderstood]

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He invented it for hunting, but will also work for self defense.

A (promotional) video regarding this ammo can be found here:

The web site for it is here: Link Removed

Why should I buy handgun ammo that fragments into 3 pieces before impact, where each individual fragment has significantly less stopping power and will definitely not hit at point of aim? Utter nonsense. You ready need to be careful with this ammo, you could poke somebody's eye out with that.

Now what's gets me about this is when he said 14 inch spread gives the most high probability hit rate. So my interpretation of that is the projectile is so inaccurate that I had to make the spread bigger for you to actually hit something.

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[wolf_fire]

Here's the deal on this ammo... the center round is going to hit where you aim. The other three will hit at a radius of 7 inches off where you aim. Now if the center round hits, and the other three try to go in as well, they will prevent penetration by that durned string holding them together.

I do not believe that this round could possible be as good as a quality JHP.

 

[bofh]

Based on the image and video below, there is no center "round", just a piece of plastic.

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[wolf_fire]

Based on the image and video below, there is no center "round", just a piece of plastic.

If this is indeed the case, then that makes my point even better. Three rounds, with a 14" diameter from one another, all attached by a string would prevent each other from penetrating much at all due to the string pulling on all the rounds simultaneously.

 

[telpinaro]

How is this good for hunting? You aim at the kill zone and then hit 7" on either side? And with what would seem to be less penetration? I don't hunt, so maybe I'm missing something... Can hunters explain?

 

[bofh]

If this is indeed the case, then that makes my point even better. Three rounds, with a 14" diameter from one another, all attached by a string would prevent each other from penetrating much at all due to the string pulling on all the rounds simultaneously.

Correct, unless the strings release somehow on impact which may be good or not.

I do think that this ammo could pose some significant danger to the shooter and any innocent bystander (therefore to the shooter's liability). Imagine that the attacker is shooting from behind cover or concealment. Now you are trying to hit the attacker with this round and one of the fragments impacts the cover/concealment. The other fragments start to sling around, changing their trajectory. If the string does not hold, these fragments get released in unpredictable directions. A similar safety issue may exist at the range, if fragments sling-shot around any target or target holder. There seems to be a 2-by-4 in the path in this video:

 

[bofh]

How is this good for hunting? You aim at the kill zone and then hit 7" on either side? And with what would seem to be less penetration? I don't hunt, so maybe I'm missing something... Can hunters explain?

I don't hunt (yet) either, but your questions are right on. They do make a 12-gauge shotgun round as well, but I don't see how this is better than any existing and significantly cheaper ammo.

 

[GlennS1956]

Like the R.I.P. bullet, this is another absolutely useless gimmick designed to separate a fool from his money. Purposely fragmenting bullets assures the absence of penetration to vital organs. It should make a heck of a surface wound(s) on people that aren't wearing heavy coats, though, and cause them to bleed a lot. It would also be interesting to play with and see what patterns it puts onto paper targets. I can't think of any other uses for it, though.

Another point to consider is that the three separate bullet pieces are not aerodynamic, and each piece is not spinning on its own axis. They will surely tumble in flight. The string pulling on them will further assure that each piece tumbles as soon as they leave the barrel. Rather than hitting straight like an arrow, each piece will slap the target sideways.

 

[wolf_fire]

How is this good for hunting? You aim at the kill zone and then hit 7" on either side? And with what would seem to be less penetration? I don't hunt, so maybe I'm missing something... Can hunters explain?

You summed it up fairly well. If you are shooting for a heart shot and the bullet fragments hit with a 14" diameter, even if they got penetration they would hit around the heart, not into the heart. This would be incredibly ineffective as a hunting round.

 

[Warrior1256]

Here's the deal on this ammo... the center round is going to hit where you aim. The other three will hit at a radius of 7 inches off where you aim. Now if the center round hits, and the other three try to go in as well, they will prevent penetration by that durned string holding them together.

I do not believe that this round could possible be as good as a quality JHP.

Yeah, I think that I will stay with a quality JHP.