The RIP Bullet

[Jesus Malverde]

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[packman]

1. Please explain the reasoning in posting this gun porn?

Is it an "in your face" to this blog? Is it you get some satisfaction in seeing this shit? Is it to make us aware there is now new and awesome bullets to rip into people?

[GGJohn]

2. Uhhhhh, maybe because this is the correct group to post it in?

After all, this is the Gun Control & RKBA group, where we discuss firearms and related topics.

[packman]

3. And what in the F--- does bullets

tearing into gel and shooting cinderblocks have to do with anything?

[GGJohn]

4. Again, this is the group to discuss such topics as firearms and related issues,

things like bullets, and such.
If you have a problem with it, don't click on this group, or better yet, just trash the group and you won't have to deal with it.

[Straw Man]

6. Not sure what the OP's intent was.

Is it to make us aware there is now new and awesome bullets to rip into people?

Bullets that fragment are much safer as self-defense ammo because they don't tend to overpenetrate, meaning they won't go completely through their intended targets (or through walls, etc.) and strike innocent bystanders. This is why all police use some kind of hollow-point expanding bullet. This is merely an extension of that principle.

[Kang Colby]

5. Idea...

If this post included a comparison between the hype around this and the Winchester Black Talon from twenty years ago that made nightly news...then it's clear cut and proper for discussion based on our SOP, in my opinion.

Ammo marketed with this kind of marketing flare attracts controller attention and stereotypes. I don't agree with their approach at all. It looks like they started out grossly overstating the muzzle energy associated with these light weight projectiles and a non +p or +p+ load. Several vendors still have the over stated fpe on their website. 490 fpe at the muzzle with only a 92 grain (as of now) bullet at 1265 fps....that doesn't math.

[ileus]

7. Fools ammo....kinda like fishing lures, first you must catch the fisherman.

It shines and sparkles but doesn't out preform say Gold Dots or Federal HST. (my two favorites for my SD sidearms)

[DonP]

8. Isn't this like 2 years old or something like that?

I seem to recall a "moral outrage" on these scary looking cartridges about a year and a half or so ago.

The reality was these gimmicks didn't feed worth shit in semi autos. Jammed on the feed ramps, if I remember correctly.

[melm00se]

9. review

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/02/daniel-zimmerman/g2-researchs-rip-ammo-ballistic-testing-phase-one/