Frangible Bullets???

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coyotekid

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Wodering if anyone saw the history channel last week on the history of the conical bullet. They began to talk about new "frangible" bullets. They said this bullet was being used by the military and police to reduce the risk the bullet passing through a target and injurying bystanders. The way they described them they had a NO LEAD what so ever. It was made of pressed tungsten and some other materials again (no lead). They went as far as to shoot this load at a steel plate from only a couple of feet and the round turned to powder (no recochet). They also said that the bullet made an entry hole and no exit hole. Does any one know anything about this? I think it is made but the Centerfire Co.? Would this be a good varmit round i.e. save on the fur? Any help is great. Sorry for the vage info. but this is all I know.
 
Pretty interisting show I did see most of it. I would believe they are some what costly. Fur friendly; no. I think if they "pop" inside a fox you would have a mess...Tim :eek:
 
Tim,

Thanks for the reply. Your probably right about it popping inside. It would be nice if it just made one hole in and no exit. "the ultimate fur round" load as hot as you want with no repercussions guess I may have been dreaming.
Again thanks to all who reply!
 
Kid,
We have been using those rounds for years. They are for training with use of steel targets and in no lead areas. They are not for hunting or personal defense at all. Win, Rem, Fed, and PMC all make these rounds for law enforcement.
 
Check out the hornady TAP ammo. We tried some of it in .223. It's pretty neat stuff and designed for shooting people. I think it would probly act like a cross between a varmint bullet and a big game bullet in meat. My understanding of frangible bullets are that they still pass through (flesh)just like any other bullet, but they break up or disintegrate when hitting something that is hard. I think they were primarily designed to reduce the chance of ricochet in an urban type environment and to reduce the risk of a bullet passing through the walls of a house. I imagine the target bullets are a byproduct of this technology.
 
Steve M and CXP1 are both correct. The big three (Rem, Win, and Federal) all make frangible ammo, along with a host of small companies like Sinterfire. Most of the ammo is handgun rounds, 9mm, 40 S&W, but some buckshot and slugs are made for shotguns. Also, some rifle ammo is currently being made, I know of .223 (5.56) and .308 (7.62) for sure.

Remingtons handgun rounds are a compressed powdered iron with an electroplated jacket. Not sure about their rife ammo. My memory is faulty, but rounds made by some of the other manufacturers include tungsten, iron, and other metals with binders. Some have no copper plate or gilding metal at all. Makes me wonder aobut barrel life if using these rounds.
 
Thanks guys for all your help! You know how it is always looking for new advances and methods. The history channel show "history of the conical bullet" was real good. Any one who likes to reload and shoot would enjoy it. If its on again check it out.

Thanks,
Coyotekid
 


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