dakota.potts
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So here's an interesting concept that was shared with me on Facebook:
A new bullet from a company called G2, called the Radically Invasive Projectile.
It works much like a hollowpoint, basically a slug with 9 trocar points forming a solid circle. Supposedly the design of this 92 grain copper projectile is more efficient at penetrating objects from plywood to concrete to sheet metal, boasting 16" of penetration (from their website). As material fills up the hollow core of the round, the 9 projectiles are pushed apart from the base creating 9 distinct wound channels. There's also some talk of "acoustic shock", not quite sure what that's supposed to be or if it's real science. The bullet is all copper, containing no lead.
They also say that the bullet maintains its energy after hitting a solid object because the 8 points will cut out a hole and push it into the center of the round, allowing it to become a solid slug rather than be deflected, and preserving more of its energy.
I know there have been some super light high speed loads before (like 60 grain) with a similar idea: penetration followed by rapid fragmentation. I know that these rounds do fragment violently, but I have heard very poor things about their consistency. This round looks to be the first that I've heard of that actually modifies the shape of the projectile to make this happen.
I heard about this through a Facebook gun group and the one who told me about it said a single shot put a hog down well and did some devastating damage. I'm interested but want to see more extensive testing.
They also have plans in the future for .380, .357 SIG, .40, .45, and shotgun slugs. I don't have any word yet on the prices though.
A new bullet from a company called G2, called the Radically Invasive Projectile.
It works much like a hollowpoint, basically a slug with 9 trocar points forming a solid circle. Supposedly the design of this 92 grain copper projectile is more efficient at penetrating objects from plywood to concrete to sheet metal, boasting 16" of penetration (from their website). As material fills up the hollow core of the round, the 9 projectiles are pushed apart from the base creating 9 distinct wound channels. There's also some talk of "acoustic shock", not quite sure what that's supposed to be or if it's real science. The bullet is all copper, containing no lead.
They also say that the bullet maintains its energy after hitting a solid object because the 8 points will cut out a hole and push it into the center of the round, allowing it to become a solid slug rather than be deflected, and preserving more of its energy.
I know there have been some super light high speed loads before (like 60 grain) with a similar idea: penetration followed by rapid fragmentation. I know that these rounds do fragment violently, but I have heard very poor things about their consistency. This round looks to be the first that I've heard of that actually modifies the shape of the projectile to make this happen.
I heard about this through a Facebook gun group and the one who told me about it said a single shot put a hog down well and did some devastating damage. I'm interested but want to see more extensive testing.
They also have plans in the future for .380, .357 SIG, .40, .45, and shotgun slugs. I don't have any word yet on the prices though.
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