To: Woahhs
They call it that because it has an air pocket at the tip, causing it to be wildly unstable after it hits virtually anything. OUR bullet needs a LOT of velocity do perform the same trick, but is a better all-around performer in every other circumstance. Our bullet is still incorrectly known (suprisingly, by vets and LEOs) for "tumbling through the air, so it goes in one place, and comes out the other." Well, if it tumbled in flight, you couldn't aim it anywhere it would eventually hit. It keyholes upon impact...and this can sometimes be seen even on paper targets, if the velocity is high enough. It's too short, with not enough weight and mass up front. Larger bullets of these dimensions are never used for deep, straight penetration on big game, for the same reason. They are nasty little numbers, that when launched at very high speed, do a lot of nasty...not particularly directional damage.
CAR's have been reported to cause the dreaded "Failure to Stop" nightmare, which no American soldier should be put into a position to ever experience, because of questionable equipment. Barrel length for the load, that's all.
100 posted on
08/07/2003 1:17:58 PM PDT by
PoorMuttly
(Pet the nice doggie...)
To: PoorMuttly
They call it that because it has an air pocket at the tip, causing it to be wildly unstable after it hits virtually anythingYou don't think it might have something to do with the roughly three fold increase in length of the Russian round?
103 posted on
08/07/2003 1:47:09 PM PDT by
Woahhs
To: PoorMuttly
OUR bullet needs a LOT of velocity do perform the same trick, but is a better all-around performer in every other circumstance.Such as?
104 posted on
08/07/2003 1:48:53 PM PDT by
Woahhs
To: PoorMuttly
CAR's have been reported to cause the dreaded "Failure to Stop" nightmare, Can you elaborate on this?
490 posted on
01/07/2004 8:26:02 AM PST by
MileHi
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