Ammo Shrapnel?

[peejman]

If they are plated as some say, then that may explain why they are usually a little cheaper than WWB. (By a few bucks/pack for .40 and several bucks/pack for .45.)

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Of course they're plated, that's how you apply a copper jacket to a lead bullet. The devil is in the details however, plating can be a very touchy process. Sounds like they've had issues with their baths.

[S&WForty]

Of course they're plated, that's how you apply a copper jacket to a lead bullet. The devil is in the details however, plating can be a very touchy process. Sounds like they've had issues with their baths.

Thanks. I didn't realize that. The Taurusnet post made me think some jackets were "real."

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[Guest parris001]

I was hit with some the last time I shot at Gun City. That will be the Last time I shot there too.

I've been hit with shrapnel at Gun City myself. But it was because I wasn't following the rules. I didn't have the target ran out far enough and my rounds were actually hitting the floor first, then the backstop.

I like Gun City. Yeah, it's kinda dumpy. But I like keeping the old guys in business......

[East_TN_Patriot]

Thanks. I didn't realize that. The Taurusnet post made me think some jackets were "real."

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I'm pretty certain that a copper jacket isn't "plating" on most rounds. It's a thin layer of copper metal that is wrapped around the lead core. Plating actually causes the copper to adhere through a chemical process that bonds the copper to the base metal (think gold plating or nickel plating). Some rounds - like most hollow point rounds - clearly have a metal outer layer. I have several rounds recovered from ballistic vests that have clearly separated from the copper jacket, which I also have. I have some cheap bullets for reloading that are copper plated, but the purpose of a copper jacket is to hold the round together in flight and many times after hitting the target as well.

Edited October 20, 2012 by East_TN_Patriot

[RED333]

Jacketed rounds are swagged, are they not?

Must be very thin on the copper to do this.