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- From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: re: Armor Piercing Pistol
- Message-ID: <2381.7.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 22:59:33 GMT
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- -> Basically, the "favorite" configuration is a lathe-turned
- -> brass projectile with a pointed conical tip, and a chamfered base
- -> .357 Mag 75g 2100 fps
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- The density of the material is a problem, as it's difficult to imagine
- a 75 grain projectile being worth much against Kevlar. Perhaps a steel
- cap on a lead bullet would be more effective? You'd also have lead or
- jacketed lead against the rifling.
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- Since I have a lathe and a press, perhaps I should experiment.
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