What will they think of next? I'd like to see a few videos running the ballistics on these. Discuss! http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/30/smallbusiness/multiple-impact-bullet/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Yes, your hit probability goes up...but do you gain or lose by distributing the impact/damage over four areas? I could be persuaded otherwise, but my instincts tell me this is NOT a good idea.
This is nothing but snake oil. Major penetration is only 5",you wind up with 8 small shards that do hardly any damage and the center core doesn't expand. This is nothing but marketing hype.
Yeah - why would you want a self defense round to go thru a wall? That's not positively identifying and engaging your target.
Hasn't this kind of thing been around a while? I'm sure I've seen rounds with multiple bullets before.
distributes mass over a wide area, not aerodynamic, no way in hell will the round stay balanced in flight, gonna pass, thanks
Well first independent review is in. The verdict: Snake Oil http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...searchs-rip-ammo-ballistic-testing-phase-one/
So these rounds are not quite equal to several .22 semi auto pistol rounds. Without much practice most folks can squeeze off about three rounds a second with a .22 with decent short range accuracy - and not worry about the rounds jamming. Survey says FAIL. A flood of YouTube test videos will be their demise.
AHA - thought I'd seen it before: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/03/24/palm38-tri‐plex-multi-projectile-38-special-cartridge/ Okay, it doesn't have the adorable bolo strings, but...
#1: "Todd Kuchman is an entrepreneur and elk hunter in Colorado who wanted a bullet that would boost his chances of hitting his target." Unlike most other things,when it comes to shooting, looking for a mechanical solution to a training, or human, problem is almost never a good thing. For instance, the infamous "NY Trigger" on Glock products. Rather than teaching their officers basic introductory trigger control, they simply made it harder to pull the trigger. Why is this a big deal? Liability. The thinking goes that making the trigger harder to pull will reduce the number of negligent discharges. But, what it really does is negatively impact accuracy so while you may have reduced the number of negligent discharges, you're probably raising the number of rounds fired during a justified use of lethal force situation. That has the same potential for collateral damage as a negligent discharge. In short, if you want to boost your chances of hitting a target, get thee to the range and stay there. #2: "The bullet...does only "superficial" damage to flesh, Kuchman said." & "They're intended for self defense, says Kuchman." I kinda get the logic. Hitting your target with a 40gr .22LR bullet is objectively better than missing with a 240gr .44Rem Mag bullet. But, my .22LR weapon will have lots and lots of rounds and will function and feed reliably all the time, every time. This crap? Not so much.
"Todd Kuchman is an entrepreneur and elk hunter in Colorado who wanted a bullet that would boost his chances of hitting his target." - Elwood Any hunter knows hitting the target is only half the battle. What the bullet does after it enters the animal is the most important thing.
