Ammo that REALLY expands!!!

[Steelharp]

This is weird!!! http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/07/new-high-tech-bullet-grows-in-mid-air-so-you-cant-miss-your-target-video/

[tnguy]

Semi-lethal?

[Jamie Jackson]

I saw this last evening. Thanks for the link Steelharp.

 

 

It reminds me of the "bolo" shotgun rounds of yesteryear. An ingenious solution to a nonexistent problem. :shake: 

 

 

Aim small, miss small. It's the hits to the vitals, with adequate penetration that'll carry the day...

[satalac]

Just waiting to be stopped by clothing.

[E4 No More]

Well, I just got my daily dose of stupid. :(

[hipower]

Well...thankfully I couldn't watch it.

[satalac]

Well...thankfully I couldn't watch it.

Picture an awesome new ammo design. Now think the opposite. Now you know what it is. 

[hipower]

Picture an awesome new ammo design. Now think the opposite. Now you know what it is. 

 

After seeing it was formatted like the Newsmax ads, I didn't get too concerned that I missed it.

[gjohnsoniv]

That's like the octopus rounds for the 40mm, only slightly more ridiculous.

[Static_USMC]

Just needs a couple flechettes and it will be complete :down:

[tnguy]

Maybe they could load it with some confetti also.

[satalac]

Maybe they could load it with some confetti also.

Rip Taylor would love those. 

[Guest TresOsos]

Why didn't they design it to just deploy a Spydie net.......

[Static_USMC]

Why didn't they design it to just deploy a Spydie net.......

Thats just silly, spydie webs too flamable

[Oh Shoot]

14" inch spread sort of rules out head shots in hostage situation, eh? Actually, any precision shot at all.

 

- OS

[serbu50]

NO thanks... 

[Defender]

I remember an old SAS fella in England telling one time when we were at a pub, about his time in Northern Ireland...one story had them shooting something (shotgun maybe) which involved fishing line and hooks, which he said would spin down the street taking junks outta folks.  Mighta just been beer talk, but it was a luridly graphic story at the time!  Kinda reminds me of this  bullet in a way.

[Guest Bonedaddy]

14" inch spread sort of rules out head shots in hostage situation, eh? Actually, any precision shot at all.

 

- OS

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw this the other day. Would make you useless in that situation. Might as well not even have a gun. I would like to try a turkey with it, though.

[tnguy]

Hey man, haven't you been absorbing the lesson the government's been handing out? That's "collateral damage" so it's OK.

[Guest TresOsos]

I also wonder about penetration of the individual segments.

Will one individual segment penetrate enought to hit vitals and incapacitate the perp.

Looks they are great for cutting up paper targets.

[glowdotGlock]

I don't even see how the guys in the video kept a straight face. I would love to see balistics gel tests for an even bigger laugh. That is if the "slugs" would penetrate a good Hanes T shirt. Better yet, just make a pan of jell-o and stand it up edge ways and fire. Probably wouldn't ping the bottom of the bowl.

[tnguy]

Gotta say, when I saw the title, I thought we were going James Bond...

[daddyo]

A bullet that expands before it hits the target? I think someone doesn't get it.

[glowdotGlock]

I found a 30 min video on YouTubr where they did some range tests. Found none on gel test (surprise). On paper the pretty little 'x' went through the target. But if fired at a human when one of the three projectiles enters it will be pulling on b & c and so on. Not allowing for any penetration.

[Will Carry]

That kind of reminds me of the new Lehigh round for the Judge and Governor. Ammunition technology is going through a renaissance.