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Originally Posted by El Gato
I think we have covered, previously in this post both the cases where using reloads directly contributed to long prison stays and the relative causes of lost lawsuits from the use of reloads. Because "cops carry hollow points" is the justification for civilians to carry them... so that rounds don't overpenetrate and hurt innocent folks for one...
To be correct on the "dum-dum" thing... I kindly refer the reader to Wikipedia
Expanding bullet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
on the origins of the word in reference to expanding bullets is as follows: "Originally, dum-dum referred to a new type of ammunition produced in the early 1890s at the arsenal in Dum Dum near Calcutta India."
We look in chagrin at the thought that our men and women in the military would violate the Geneva convention by modifying their ammuition to expand... not to mention the fact that it would be wildly inaccurate if modified under field conditions....Most of the guys I have talked to felt very satisfied with the performance of the 30-06 round in WWII...full metal jacket and AP
I hope I haven't been unclear about this... and while I have a few gifts from God... tact isn't usually one I am visited with....  |
Just to be clear, I didn't say WWII, I said WWI and that is when the popular term dum dum came into being. Cops don't carry them, they carry soft point or hollow points. I will continue to shoot and carry reloads. One of my guns I use factory simply because I find it easier than reloading .380 ammo. Carry what you want, I will not let the fear of being prosecuted for saving my own life stop me from carrying reloads. I have never had a misfire with my reloads, because I take great care in making them. Enough said from me on that subject.
Oh, BTW, if you think our troops in WWII didn't do whatever they had to do to survive, including modifying ammo if they had to, then you don't know anyone who fought in that conflict. I had several relatives who did, including my favorite Marine uncle. Another clarifying point: When the troops in WWI discovered that the solid ball ammo that they were shooting would tumble when hitting an enemy soldier, they stopped sawing them off. They did just as much damage either way. WWI was the first large conflict in which jacketed ball ammo was used.