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1911a1-fan
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would this be better in a 9mm or .45????
Water is interesting, but I think that ballistic gel would be a little more informative. I remember from my childhood hearing about mercury filled hollow points being used (maybe from Day of the Jackal).
I read that too. I heard about them other places as well.
i think that got started in the 20's of coating them in mercury to poison someone if the shot was not fatal, and doing a sherrif brody , the wax would melt upon firing you would think
doesnt mercury dissolve lead ?
i think that got started in the 20's of coating them in mercury to poison someone if the shot was not fatal, and doing a sherrif brody , the wax would melt upon firing you would think
Mercury does dissolve lead and Gold but dealing with the toxic solute is very hazardous. Back in the day Mercury was used to clean barrels. It is still used in refining gold but the cost benefits can outweigh the cost to be safe with it.
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1-fan
doesnt mercury dissolve lead ?
i think that got started in the 20's of coating them in mercury to poison someone if the shot was not fatal, and doing a sherrif brody , the wax would melt upon firing you would think
Mercury does dissolve lead and Gold but dealing with the toxic solute is very hazardous. Back in the day Mercury was used to clean barrels. It is still used in refining gold but the cost benefits can outweigh the cost to be safe with it.
oh! im not touching any of it, lead it bad enough i know 2 guys that got lead poisoning working at a range , meds cost 1,800 a month for 6 months
I've read that the wooden bullets that the Germans and Japanese used during WWII were terrible.The German 8mm ammunition loaded with wooden bullets you hear about weren't issued for anti-personnel use. Besides accuracy issues related to a high speed wooden bullet taking the barrel rifling, such a lightweight projectile would lose velocity so quickly that it wouldn't remain lethal very far at all.
The Germans did in fact produce wooden bullet loads, but these were for use in rifle function testing/training and launching grenades. They saw no point in wasting scarce metals for either of these roles.
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Should I make a joke about sodium?
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and my mr obvious moment for the night [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
I would guess plain old "lead" in the form of a hi-velocity injection in the form of a projectile has put more people and animal's under than any poison [:D][:D]