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So I read a post in Arfcom and I have to say, the guy had some compelling arguments.
What does a hollow point gain you except limit penetration? Expansion you say but does a millimeter or two of expansion really make a difference?
If you get shot in a non vital area such as an arm or a leg by a bullet that is .355 millimeters in width compared to a bullet that is .50 millimeters in width after expansion, the result would be the same. You'd bleed profusely. You aren't going to bleed more to make a difference with an extra millimeter or two. In fact, you'll have an entry and an exit wound with a bullet that passes through.
However, if shot in a vital area with either the non expanding bullet at .355 or the expanded bullet at .50 you'll die just the same.
His argument is that the FBI went to expanding bullets to limit penetration to stop in the human body to limit collateral damage from overpenetration from bullets that still have power to do damage beyond. This is lawsuit related according to him.
For many years, flat pointed .38 Specials had an excellent track record. Nobody complained then. Guys who were shot with them died depending on if vitals were hit. An NYPD Officer killed a Polar Bear in the zoo with such a round. Recently, an Alaskan Guide also killed a Grizzly Bear with a Flat Pointed 9mm.
I tend to agree with him that it's just a liability issue.
Missed shots are overpenetrators as well.
If an extra millimeter or two really makes a difference in stopping an attacker then why doesn't the FBI just use a bullet that hits that magic number of width?
Food for thought. Flat Point bullets have killed many men and animals with no issues in the past. In fact, they are preferred for big game handgun hunting.
What say you?
What does a hollow point gain you except limit penetration? Expansion you say but does a millimeter or two of expansion really make a difference?
If you get shot in a non vital area such as an arm or a leg by a bullet that is .355 millimeters in width compared to a bullet that is .50 millimeters in width after expansion, the result would be the same. You'd bleed profusely. You aren't going to bleed more to make a difference with an extra millimeter or two. In fact, you'll have an entry and an exit wound with a bullet that passes through.
However, if shot in a vital area with either the non expanding bullet at .355 or the expanded bullet at .50 you'll die just the same.
His argument is that the FBI went to expanding bullets to limit penetration to stop in the human body to limit collateral damage from overpenetration from bullets that still have power to do damage beyond. This is lawsuit related according to him.
For many years, flat pointed .38 Specials had an excellent track record. Nobody complained then. Guys who were shot with them died depending on if vitals were hit. An NYPD Officer killed a Polar Bear in the zoo with such a round. Recently, an Alaskan Guide also killed a Grizzly Bear with a Flat Pointed 9mm.
I tend to agree with him that it's just a liability issue.
Missed shots are overpenetrators as well.
If an extra millimeter or two really makes a difference in stopping an attacker then why doesn't the FBI just use a bullet that hits that magic number of width?
Food for thought. Flat Point bullets have killed many men and animals with no issues in the past. In fact, they are preferred for big game handgun hunting.
What say you?
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