The title is a little sarcastic but here I go...
Can someone persuade me not to buy these in .38 special.
The round I am looking to purchase is their EPR.
I've emailed Jeff Mullins about the round and he was very honest about their results. His email was not hyped up like their marketing. I have seen video tests from non-affiliated testers that does show how the round is able to penetrate hard materials (less it meets a very hard barrier (concrete/steel) in which it fragments) and then break up in a soft target. He claims what makes the round work properly is "pressurized fluids". In the email I asked generic questions between the difference of the AFR and the EPR. The only significant difference is a matter of how much compression they give the core. What makes the Air Freedom fragment so easily is the loose compression they give it. He also said the majority of their bullets are created through "trial and error" since his bullet structures are not scientifically understood yet.
The round is able to penetrate a human sternum and then fragment itself over the vitals. But just like a Magsafe or a Glaser, the problem is with an obstruction. If an arm/forearm gets in the way, the bullet most likely will not penetrate through it. Although the bad guy will loose full function of the arm. In gel tests, the EPR actually gets fairly good penetration. If it encounters bodily areas which lacks the fluid density required to break the compressed tension of the core, it remains intact until it reaches it.
Please be civil in your responses.
Can someone persuade me not to buy these in .38 special.
The round I am looking to purchase is their EPR.
I've emailed Jeff Mullins about the round and he was very honest about their results. His email was not hyped up like their marketing. I have seen video tests from non-affiliated testers that does show how the round is able to penetrate hard materials (less it meets a very hard barrier (concrete/steel) in which it fragments) and then break up in a soft target. He claims what makes the round work properly is "pressurized fluids". In the email I asked generic questions between the difference of the AFR and the EPR. The only significant difference is a matter of how much compression they give the core. What makes the Air Freedom fragment so easily is the loose compression they give it. He also said the majority of their bullets are created through "trial and error" since his bullet structures are not scientifically understood yet.
The round is able to penetrate a human sternum and then fragment itself over the vitals. But just like a Magsafe or a Glaser, the problem is with an obstruction. If an arm/forearm gets in the way, the bullet most likely will not penetrate through it. Although the bad guy will loose full function of the arm. In gel tests, the EPR actually gets fairly good penetration. If it encounters bodily areas which lacks the fluid density required to break the compressed tension of the core, it remains intact until it reaches it.
Please be civil in your responses.
