Posted on 02/29/2008 5:32:07 AM PST by OKSooner
A safety alert put out by the Atlanta Police Department's homeland security unit, warns officers to be extra careful because of the ammunition.
Brian Hill with Tulsa's U.S. Shooting Academy agreed to help test the ammunition.
The ad for the ammunition says it shoots dozens of steel darts that cause unbelievable trauma.
Police are facing a deadly new threat. It's a new type of ammunition that can penetrate a bullet-proof vest. News On 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright found anyone can buy it.
A safety alert put out by the Atlanta Police Department's homeland security unit, warns officers to be extra careful because of the ammunition.
Brian Hill with Tulsa's U.S. Shooting Academy agreed to help test the ammunition.
The academy teaches everything from basic self-defense to highly specialized weapons training to citizens, police officers and the military.
A police vest was put on a dummy and Hill took a couple of shots.
It could be seen that the vest was penetrated all the way through.
The ad for the ammunition says it shoots dozens of steel darts that cause unbelievable trauma.
Hill says NATO would not allow the military to use something like this, because although it can kill, it's intended to maim. He says to get self-protection, there are much better choices.
"If stopping an intruder in your home is your goal, this isn't the first or second ammo you should choose, its way down the list," said Hill.
The results were shown to tactical expert Sergeant Luke Sherman with the Tulsa Police Department.
Sergeant Sherman says officers worry more about seeing a gun than what ammunition is inside, but it's still hard to understand, marketing something that penetrates a vest.
"Millions of Americans have firearms and are always experimenting with new things. Maybe it was somebody's idea to market something that will be neat down the road, but, to me, it's not," said Sergeant Sherman.
One of the shells contains a dozen steel darts, just as advertised.
Hill shot the vest with a .40-caliber firearm. The bullet did not penetrate the 15-year-old vest.
The ammunition is legal, it's just a reminder the dangerous new threats police officers constantly face.
One sergeant recently briefed his squad on this new ammunition, just to make them aware it exists.
As a addict for 500 Linebaugh, 460 weatherby , heavy recoil rigs etc etc ........that was a mean trick !........:o)
http://www.chuckhawks.com/825_magnum.htm
I thought I’d have to retire my Howdah pistols !
Ya got me !....Stay safe !
Was gunner injured?
***I don’t doubt it’s effective but I shudder to think what it does to the inside of the barrel.***
Stick them inside a shot wad.
Anyone have experience with the .458 on the AR-15 paltform?
***Please read the article. It is not about shotgun shells. It mentions .40 caliber handgun rounds, but no shotgun-pistols or anything of the sort.****
This is the ONLY mention of caliber.
“Hill shot the vest with a .40-caliber firearm. The bullet did not penetrate the 15-year-old vest.”
So, what was he shooting that delivers steel darts?
Man he’s gonna whup ya good boy !.......LOL !
Well I’ve never found running around like a chicken with its head cut off to be very effective.
“after the cops were seen on TV running away like frightened schoolgirls”
I have footage of that on tape, at the beginning of the riots at ground zero, motorists are being attacked and the police drive around the victims to escape the violence.
The brass says it's a straight walled revolver round. Who makes the revolver? Perhaps a T/C Encore pistol would be a satisfactory platform. A bottle of ibuprofen might be a good accessory after shooting it.
Great article!
I think what theyre talking about are flechette shotgun shells that have been for sale for 20 years.
Just more anti gun BS
It's a good idea to wear the vest. On average, you have a better chance of survival in a SWAT operation.
So the answer is ‘no’. Thanks.
I Dutch load.
Funny you should mention pizza deliveries. One of the largest body armor companies was started by a guy that was delivering pizzas and ended up in a shoot out where he killed the badguys.
All of the energy is focused on the tiny end of the dart, so it has more penetrating power....big deal. It’s not like the police are going to do anything different because this ammo is on the street.
Cross bows will penetrate body armor too...do we need to outlaw those before some modern day Robin Hood gets ahold of one and holds America hostage? lol
Not true.
The federal definition of “armor piercing” is very different from what normal people think the term means, as it has nothing to do with actual ability to pierce armor, only with the materials it is constructed from.
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