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RIP bullets

There's that little kid in all of us that's like "OMG, That's so awesome! MOAR DESTRUCTIVE! MUCH PAIN! HOLY SHATTER!"

But once I got over that, all I can conjure is "meh"
 
There are basically two types of uber scary ammo. The kind that can penetrate body armor and the kind that expands rapidly as to make the biggest hole and leave all of it's energy in it's target. I've heard arguments from anti-gun folks that both kinds of ammo should be made illegal because the first is obviously aimed at killing cops and the second is obviously aimed at killing cops.

In reality, when fired from a pistol neither marketing claim is particularly true. The armor piercing rounds might get marginally better penetration than target ammo and the hyper-expanding ammo might expand very marginally more than target ammo. I'd bet that the ammo type will actually make a difference in less than 1% of shootings.

When fired from a rifle at higher velocities both types are more effective at doing what they claim to do. But pretty much any run of the mill ammo at rifle velocities will be deadly. Your typical hunting rifle round will penetrate armor.

FWIW, the police typically use the hollow point type (expanding) ammo in their pistols and the military uses exclusively "ball" ammo which is just full metal jacket round nosed ammo. For the police ammo, the expanding ammo will be slightly less likely to maintain deadly velocities after going through a person or a wall or whatever else and will deposit more of it's force in the first target it hits. For the military ammo, it isn't any sort of super high-tech armor pricing round, but the full metal jacket keeps it from expanding as rapidly and makes it more likely to still incapacitate a human target who is behind cover, but additionally it is more likely to pass through a person and therefore be slightly less lethal. It requires more enemy resources to care for an injured soldier than a dead one.
 
Gameface said:
There are basically two types of uber scary ammo. The kind that can penetrate body armor and the kind that expands rapidly as to make the biggest hole and leave all of it's energy in it's target. I've heard arguments from anti-gun folks that both kinds of ammo should be made illegal because the first is obviously aimed at killing cops and the second is obviously aimed at killing cops.

In reality, when fired from a pistol neither marketing claim is particularly true. The armor piercing rounds might get marginally better penetration than target ammo and the hyper-expanding ammo might expand very marginally more than target ammo. I'd bet that the ammo type will actually make a difference in less than 1% of shootings.

When fired from a rifle at higher velocities both types are more effective at doing what they claim to do. But pretty much any run of the mill ammo at rifle velocities will be deadly. Your typical hunting rifle round will penetrate armor.

FWIW, the police typically use the hollow point type (expanding) ammo in their pistols and the military uses exclusively "ball" ammo which is just full metal jacket round nosed ammo. For the police ammo, the expanding ammo will be slightly less likely to maintain deadly velocities after going through a person or a wall or whatever else and will deposit more of it's force in the first target it hits. For the military ammo, it isn't any sort of super high-tech armor pricing round, but the full metal jacket keeps it from expanding as rapidly and makes it more likely to still incapacitate a human target who is behind cover, but additionally it is more likely to pass through a person and therefore be slightly less lethal. It requires more enemy resources to care for an injured soldier than a dead one.
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tl;dr

the article pretty much says this but in short, this is mostly just a bunch of hyped up marketing aimed at dumb people who want extra deadly bullets
 
I got around to watching that RIP promo video. Funny stuff. I'd be interested in a critical review of that ammo. My guess is that it is less effective than normal ammo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJGH7cDFw7c

It's almost like a parody video it's so over the top stupid.
 
Found a critical review. Here's the summary:

Lastly, the whole thing just reeks of SEO-optimized clown shoe mall-ninja fantasy nonsense.

Here’s the Gun Nuts Verdict on the G2R 9mm R.I.P. (Rapidly Invasive Projectile): It’s an overpriced gimmick round that doesn’t anything that can’t be done better with something else. Don’t waste your time and money with this nonsense. If you want deep penetration, shoot FMJ. If you want a massive, ugly, shallow wound use a Glaser. If you want a round designed to actually stop fights, use Winchester Ranger, or Federal HST, or Speer Gold Dots.
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https://www.gunnuts.net/2014/01/27/rip-ammo-radically-invasive-projectile/
 
Bulletz should be rubber imo
 
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