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Gun Control & RKBA

beergood

(470 posts) Mon Sep 21, 2015, 07:44 PM Sep 2015

what is an armor piercing bullet? [View all]

is a 7.62 full metal jacket bullet armor piercing? or perhaps a .40 caliber hollow point? or a 30-06? a 30-30? what about the dirty hairy .44 mag round, is that armor piercing?

the media talks a lot about banning armor piercing rounds, but what are they?

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what is an armor piercing bullet? [View all] beergood Sep 2015 OP

It is defined in the statute that bans them. hack89 Sep 2015 #1

According to wiki discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #2

A "shell" is used in large caliber artillery, such as navel rifles. oneshooter Sep 2015 #5

This here's a shell discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #9

That is so cute Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #10

Google can be usefull. oneshooter Sep 2015 #3

According to the ATF Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #4

As will any soft point hunting ammo. oneshooter Sep 2015 #7

And M855 green tip Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #8

that's the point i was trying to make beergood Sep 2015 #14

I don't know about you but body armor isn't really armor. ileus Sep 2015 #6

It depends on the composition of the bullet sarisataka Sep 2015 #11

More than once... virginia mountainman Sep 2015 #12

Correct me if I'm wrong, RKBA-supporting Dems........ pablo_marmol Sep 2015 #13

It depends. jeepnstein Sep 2015 #15