I was watching a you tube vid with todd jareet, and he was shooting somthing called frangable ammo, does anyone know aboput this ammo, as its surposed to be a training ammo, and it falls aprat on inpact on a steel taregt
Frangeable ammo?
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I have some in .223 but have not used any. Really have no need for them.
The bullet is made from a material that will hold together even in flight but will disintegrate
when it hits something.
It is not supposed to ricochet, not damage a backstop & not cause injuries.
They are good for training where regular ammo can be a problem but they are expensive.
The bullet is made from a material that will hold together even in flight but will disintegrate
when it hits something.
It is not supposed to ricochet, not damage a backstop & not cause injuries.
They are good for training where regular ammo can be a problem but they are expensive.
Frangible ammo will definitely cause injuries or death. Glaser safety slug etc. I think you misspoke. The main concern is overpenetration. It was\is in use with the US Air Marshalls for instance.
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When I lived in the US and carried as a routine matter, I used cartridges with frangible bullets to reduce the possibility of rounds causing problems from penetrating wallboard, ricochets and the like. Never had to shoot any of those rounds in self-defense, but I did test some (Glasers and a couple of the others are not really frangible -- they're more like Shrapnel rounds) and while they did pass through wallboard, they didn't do much after that, and there were a couple that absolutely would not pass through wallboard. There are all manner of frangible bullets and loaded rounds using them for sale in the US, and if you carry, they're a pretty good idea. Here, with only criminals and police carrying, the priority for their use seems less. They're still a good idea.
It is designed to essentially disintergrate on impact with hard surfaces.
So, if police are in an appartment and for whatever reason need to shoot a suspect, if the bullet misses, or passes through the suspect and hits the wall it, will not pass through the wall into the hallway or another appartment causing uninteded injuries or damage.
So, if police are in an appartment and for whatever reason need to shoot a suspect, if the bullet misses, or passes through the suspect and hits the wall it, will not pass through the wall into the hallway or another appartment causing uninteded injuries or damage.
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You would think it would be great to use for indoor range use??? to bad NRCAN does not approve it.
I have tried a few 223 and I like them for indoor range use. Specially at +2800fps in a tin box.
I have tried a few 223 and I like them for indoor range use. Specially at +2800fps in a tin box.
Frangible ammo is used in the 25mm on the Coyote and LAVIII in an anti-helicopter role (at least, it was purchased for such a role).
Think of it as a bundle of toothpicks (made of metal) that shatters in a cone in the line of fire when it hits something fairly firm (aircraft skin). Each of these toothpicks should shatter when it hits something and on and on until the energy is expended. It should pretty well shred a section of an aircraft..which would not do well in the flight department afterwards.
I dunno about the police using it in an apartment situation and a lack of wall penetration (thinking drywall...). It wouldn't penetrate as far I suppose..
See this website:
http://www.theboxotruth.com/
Think of it as a bundle of toothpicks (made of metal) that shatters in a cone in the line of fire when it hits something fairly firm (aircraft skin). Each of these toothpicks should shatter when it hits something and on and on until the energy is expended. It should pretty well shred a section of an aircraft..which would not do well in the flight department afterwards.
I dunno about the police using it in an apartment situation and a lack of wall penetration (thinking drywall...). It wouldn't penetrate as far I suppose..
See this website:
http://www.theboxotruth.com/
Target Sports is now selling it. They were approved and found a supplier, so now they allow shooting of .223 and .308
Target Sports is awesome, im happy to be a member and i was out there for Sig open house and they had the Swiss Arms rifles, so i got to bang off a couple magazines.
Target Sports is awesome, im happy to be a member and i was out there for Sig open house and they had the Swiss Arms rifles, so i got to bang off a couple magazines.
Thanks for the heads up.
