Lange 08s

Sieger · 08-16-2003, 09:14 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by lugerholsterrepair:
The truncated cone was seen by the Allies as a "Dum-Dum" bullet and this was one of the reasons the german Military was anxious about it's use. Jerry Burney<hr /></blockquote>Dear Jerry:

Truncated cone bullets are designed to tip upon contact with a solid object. This was, and still is, a fantastic man stopping design!!

Let's see, the British lightened their .303 bullets in the frontal area with aluminum so that they would tip upon contact. That surely would have made a hell of a mess!!

Our own 5.56 M-16 round was made to do the same thing by a rifling twist that would not stabilize it.

It seems that the bullet un-stabilization trick is an old one, and that everyone has used it.

Bob

08-16-2003, 09:14 PM	#1
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,579 Thanks: 2,144 Thanked 402 Times in 251 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by lugerholsterrepair: <strong>The truncated cone was seen by the Allies as a "Dum-Dum" bullet and this was one of the reasons the german Military was anxious about it's use. Jerry Burney</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Dear Jerry: Truncated cone bullets are designed to tip upon contact with a solid object. This was, and still is, a fantastic man stopping design!! Let's see, the British lightened their .303 bullets in the frontal area with aluminum so that they would tip upon contact. That surely would have made a hell of a mess!! Our own 5.56 M-16 round was made to do the same thing by a rifling twist that would not stabilize it. It seems that the bullet un-stabilization trick is an old one, and that everyone has used it. Bob