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Posted on 02/07/2014 10:47:24 AM PST by null and void
If Robocop were real, he would probably use this ammo.
Multiple impact bullet, or MIB for short, is not your standard pellet-type round, such as the buckshot, and scattershot used in shotguns, but rather a .45mm handgun-type ammunition. MIB holds three projectile fragments that spread themselves in a specific pattern every time they're fired, thereby increasing hit probability and decreasing collateral damage. In essence, they're a law enforcement officer's dream.
The 3-in-1 round was invented by entrepreneur and game hunter, Todd Kuchman from Colorado, with the goal of increasing gun accuracy of nervous shooters. By employing a ballistic-strength fiber in the center of each bullet, Kuchman was able to contain the three shrapnel fragments within a finite distance of 14 inches across a Y-shaped pattern. This controlled distance makes the bullet ideal for hostage rescue squads aiming to take down a perpetrator holding a hostage close, as seen in most cliche'd cop movies.
A question of legality inevitably arises when dealing with the sale and manufacturing of a new kind of deadly weapon, especially one that advertises itself as being. Technically speaking, any type of ammunition is legal in the United States so long as it's not armor piercing, according to Earl Griffith, firearms technology expert for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Costing five dollars a bullet.
The wide shot range increases hit probability
The bullets can only be purchased from Kuchman's company, Advanced Ballistics Concepts, for five to six dollars a pop depending on whether customers opt for the .45mm handgun or 12-guage shotgun shells. The company has made a total of $100,000 in profits with the first two weeks, but gun analyst speculate that it'll be difficult for a new comer to succeed in a market traditionally dominated by the historic firms Winchester and Remington. Chiseling a segment of the market will involve many more years of extensive testing as well the adopt by law enforcement agencies, and frankly, I think this type deadly technology needs a bit more regulation.
WTF?!?!? This entire article makes no sense!
Mark
.45 x .03937 = .0177"
Oops, 1mm is not .03937 exactly. It’s pretty close though. 1 inch IS exactly 25.4 mm. 1 mm is .039370078742 inch approx.
I can’t make too much sense out of the author’s lousy writing, either.
Here’s your fully automatic Glock, but it’s not a revolver-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw-o3p4ZMtE
Take some bird-shot shotgun loads. Cut them open and mix the shot pellets with melted paraffin wax and put them back. One hole in the front and kablooie inside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdk2V7X8bWU
Yup. And I can see one those cast iron rounds on the shelf. One shot, one kill.
You mean it "make sno cents" right? Obviously you know nothing about guns. LOL
(sarcasm)
Illegal in California...
Well, it gets you to millionths of an inch... 70/1,000,000.
Sorry, but it works the other way. A diameter that is less than half a millimeter (i.e. .45 mm) is hypodermic syringe territory. A .45 caliber (0.45 inch diameter) bullet (what this idiot reporter meant to refer to) is the equivalent of 11.4 mm.
ridiculous interpretation of short barrel shotgun
.45mm handgun ????
The earliest example I know of comes from the days of warships with sails and black-powder cannon. Two cannon balls joined by a length of chain were fired into another vessel's sails These would cut ropes, entangle all sorts of rigging, and possibly bring down masts.
I reckon that 2.7 could be what Col. Cooper dubbed a mousegun, har!
“The earliest example I know of comes from the days of warships with sails and black-powder cannon. Two cannon balls joined by a length of chain were fired into another vessel’s sails These would cut ropes, entangle all sorts of rigging, and possibly bring down masts. “
As I understand, this was often done with two cannons, not two balls in one cannon. I imagine a misfire or late fire on one could have disastrous effects.
Boom! ?
I’d rather put a .230 grn JHP from a 45 into a villain or a full slug from a 12 gauge or 8 gauge.
Seeks ineffective and completely hazardous in a that”hostage” situation.
All effective and acceptable outcomes are largely due accurate fire and a round appropriate for the job.
“Always shoot a large man with a large caliber bullet”.
How much momentum is bled off the round? It looks like it would be considerable. I think this is probably a gimmick for folks who don’t understand simple physics.
Four of 'em is more impressive. Especially after dark.
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