Oslo shooting - "Dum dum" bullets?

[david86440]

Here is a pretty good video on them...........


Remington Disintegrator Ammunition Video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an9Dru5Eu6E

[Badgersmilk]

I've got several bricks of the .22lr frangible stuff ("Quick Shok")...  Not that impressed with it.  Though I have seen it break apart in game as small as red squirrel, regular hollow points and even Remington Viper FMJ does more damage with any consistency in my experience.   

Situations could possibly arise where it might be quite nice to have bullets that can't be ballistically matched to a gun though...  Just saying... 

[Badgersmilk]

Here is a pretty good video on them...........


Remington Disintegrator Ammunition Video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an9Dru5Eu6E

   See how those things come apart?  Wipe your butt on each bullet before you load the magazine...  No Dr.'s gonna stop the infection that bad guy gets!   

Lethal every time...  Just takes a while!   

[fightingquaker13]

There are companies out there (can't remember the names) that were selling boutique tungsten powder rounds to folks like airmarshalls. The idea was that they would virtually explode on impact, but not penetrate (sort of like a breeching round, only jacketed) . A very nice courtesy shown to air passengers, and don't think I don't appreciate it. However, they were going for about $70 per 20 and I wasn't going to go there. I also don't see this guy doing it either.
I mean if you're going on a shooting rampage don't you want collateral damage? Just buying the cheapest hollow points you could find would seem to be the better choice. Of course, he is (should have been was) a deranged yahoo.
FQ13

[DGF]

Wasn't Reagan shot with some sort of exploding Air Marshal bullets. I seem to remember that it was a big deal at the time. Also it was the beginnings of the Brady Bunch.

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[Ichiban]

Wasn't Reagan shot with some sort of exploding Air Marshal bullets. I seem to remember that it was a big deal at the time. Also it was the beginnings of the Brady Bunch.

Learn something new everyday.
Sixteen minutes after the assassination attempt, the ATF found that the gun had been purchased at Rocky's Pawn Shop in Dallas, Texas.[27] It had been loaded with six "Devastator"-brand cartridges which contained small aluminum and lead azide explosive charges designed to explode on contact; the bullet that hit Brady likely exploded in his skull. On April 2, after learning that the others could explode at any time, volunteer doctors wearing bulletproof vests removed the bullet from Delahanty's neck.[23][6]:223
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan_assassination_attempt

[Solus]

Explode?   These bullets had explosives in them?


Ahh...No...just expansion..   here they are    http://www.firequest.com/DV22.html

From that link:

It's Awesome! It's Powerful! It's the Ultimate in Self-Defense ammo! Devastator ammunition is designed to produce one shot stops and eliminate the dangers of pass through shots. Its devastating knockdown power comes from the hollow point cavity in each round being filled with a special Detano-Expanding compound. Devastator ammo grossly expands on impact to insure 100% maximum energy is delivered to the target and reduces the chance of a pass through. This makes Devastator with Detonating Tips the ultimate ammo for home defense, personal protection and law enforcement applications. Six rounds per pack.


I guess "explodes" on impact is more exciting than "expands" or "fragments"

[Ichiban]

This thread is proving to be very educational.  Me want some!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz2y4sTzfkA
http://www.firequest.com/DV45.html