Murcury Loaded JHP's...

[BluesBear]

The jacket is designed not to be broken, so if you cut it, the lead inside can fly out of the barrel, leaving the jacket as a dangerous barrel obstruction.

:banghead: Not if it was a hollow point to begin with.
The HP has a solid jacket on the base. Now if it were a FMJ it would be a different story. 30 years ago I saw many a barrel ruined by morons cutting the noses off of Mil-Surp ammo thinking it would mysteriously become SP hunting ammo. Doing that sooner or later you'll blow the core right out of the jacket.

doubt a full scuba tank would explode if shot though.

Ever pop a balloon? It's the exact same principle.

Propane tanks don't either.

Oh YES it WILL! Doesn't even have to be anywhere near full if there's an ignition source nearby. Fusees work very well.

I take those one time use helium tanks from the party store and fill them up with compressed air to about 75psi. They go good.

 

[Tory]

Not quite

"Dum-dums are hollow points originally made in the Dum-Dum(sp?) arsenal in India."

Actually, the original "dum-dum" bullets were NOT hollowpoints. They were large, SOFT lead bullets that would obturate at the comparatively low velocities of the era. They were developed to stop certain hostile tribesmen known for attacking in a drug-induced frenzy, which attacks the hard bullets of the day did too little immediate damage to stop.

Hollow points are a more recent innovation.

 

[Kingcreek]

Gov surplus weather balloons filled with oxy/acetalene will not blow up when shot but they will if you attach and light a fuse. (discovered in some of my experiments from the early years)
!!!

 

[DonNikmare]

I just heard back from my friend at work. He read the thread and wrote back...

Kool reading to say the least. I agree that the bullet may not fly a true path due to the mercury being a liquid. My dad is far from Italian or a moron. I have been shooting his reloads in my rifles for years without one single problem. I find it ironic that a forum of guys that talk about guns and effects of rounds on the human body can call anyone a moron. I am quite sure that there is a lot of truth to this being a Wives tale. I have no plans of EVER firing these rounds! And I agree with Nik that the legal ramifications would be bad. I also agree that reg rounds would be just as affective. A lot of laughs in this thread to say the least. BTW there are only 6 rounds loaded he loaded as described by me over 10 years ago and all are still intact last I looked. I will keep these rounds but I never intend on using them. The gun is a 357 Trooper Special. As far as for watching TV lmao, he hates TV. And as far as I know he loaded these rounds for giggles and grins knowing him. Moron, nah hes a great dad! He never has his guns loaded in the house and is by far the biggest safety nut I know regarding firearms. He is also a lifetime NRA member. Nik you may copy n paste this if you want to the site

He is really one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet and I'm sure his Dad is too!

Nik

 

[Greg L]

It was mentioned in passing way back on page one but Fredrick Forsyth did the same thing in Day of the Jackal back in 1971.

In a SD shooting, having an autopsy find mercury in the goblin would be very bad. Practice your double taps if you are that worried about stopping him .

 

[280PLUS]

"My dad is far from Italian or a moron."



Watch out or I'll load up some rounds with my granny's tiny lasagna meatballs and make a few of you Italian by injection...