Posted on 09/19/2004 10:45:45 AM PDT by SlickWillard
What do you thing of this ammunition?
Is it stable? Accurate? Lethal?
If you were PD/SWAT/Special Forces, would you use this ammunition in an "urban" anti-terrorism situation? [Assume your orders are something like "Maximize terrorist deaths while minimizing civilian deaths."]
Or are flechettes just a lot of fancy-schmantzy marketing gibberish?
Whether they're useful or not, they're certainly expensive. For instance, a single round of Federal 000 magnums [10 balls per shot] costs about $0.75:
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/product.asp?sku=65647Whereas a single round of Flechette Sabots [19 flechettes per shot] costs about $2.00:
http://www.antipersonnel.net/sdllc/006.htmlSo: Any thoughts about this ammunition?
Thanks!
That should be a reason to use them against terrorists.
One can make their own from finishing nails. My question would be, WHY??
I use 00 Buck in my Remy 870 Synthetic 12ga (8+1) with EoTech glass.
Please put me on your ping list, SW.
Precisely why I carry concealed (Penna CCW) Kimber "Eclipse Tarket II" 1911A1 .45cal ACP, everyday.
After being robbed and shot on July 14, 1974 in Boynton Beach, FL, coming out of The Tropical Acres Restaurant, I still carry a .32cal bullet near my lower spine. I won't ever again be a helpless victim.
Exactly what I have, with EoTech glass and a sidesaddle holder. Black Synthetic version compliments all my other "Black Rifles"...
I don't suppose you know where that same info would be for H&K pistols, do you?
Suppose you had been a lone policeman on duty the day the Muslims stormed Beslan Middle School #1, and all you had was your duty-issue 12 gauge, and it was you against 15-20 Muslims, at fairly close range.
What would you want as your ammunition?
A full magazine tube of 12 gauge FLAMETHROWER rounds. Nothing like being sprayed with molten metal to get your attention while your clothing and skin are on fire. (Kevlar vests burn quite nicely.) Hide behind something that's not hardened steel, and it's on fire. If you alternate those rounds with Hg/Mg amalgam filled hollow point slugs, the results are explosive. Of course, this would be frowned upon by the PC authorities. Corpses have a low tendency to sue, however.
I enjoyed shooting the 90mm APERS rounds, they were kickass.
What a man. What a man.
Or were you just kidding? Surely you were.
By golly, you're right! LOL.
These would be extremely effective. I did some test firing on a BAR action 12 gauge "automatic" shotgun while in the army. The weight of the weapon with the 30 round canister magazine made the thing not very practical for light infantry,but for vehicle mounted or stationary use it would be great. The flachette rounds, designed for mass assualts and/or heavy underbrush would definately sweep the streets of dancing terrorists and would limit collateral damage.
For the better, just a tiny bit.
Nine .32 cal. (00 Buck) pellets flying out of a Remington 870 Express at up to say 60 yards is deadly.
I use 00 Buck in my Remy 870 Synthetic 12ga...
I thought 00 Buck was in my own Rem. 870 but I just looked and it's 0 Buck. Does it really make that much difference? If I ever had to use it on someone who broke in, they would be anywhere from 10 to 40 ft from me, btw.
Dude, I thought you were kidding until I Googled it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=12+gauge+FLAMETHROWER&safe=offFrom what I see at those URLs, this "flamethrower" stuff looks like it could take out half a city block.
Remember, your goal here is to kill as many terrorists as possible but as few children as possible [and obviously, in a perfect scenario, no children would be harmed at all].
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