Dr. Sandman
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How easy or difficult is it for, say, a police officer with a standard issue sidearm and ammo to shoot flat a modern radial tire by firing at the tread?
Yes, they almost universally use JHP ammo for expansion and best chance of stopping a suspect if a shooting occurs.Do the LEOs use some kind of expanding ammo? Would it help to have AP ammo?
Do the LEOs use some kind of expanding ammo? Would it help to have AP ammo?
This.I've seen a video on YouTube - by whom I do not recall - in which someone demonstrated the futility of shooting out tires in order to stop a vehicle, advocating instead to shoot the rim ... the argument being that a rubber tire will somewhat self-heal and take awhile to deflate, while a metal rim does not and deflates almost immediately. His demonstration seemed to prove his theory.
This, however, is an even more difficult shot on a moving target.
That is funny, Rembrandt, because Kevlar is a poor stopper of things like ice picks. Thorns and ice picks, basically very pointy items, pass between the fibers and allow for penetration.
Kelvar stops slower bullets (most handgun rounds) by essentially catching them with the fibers and with a LOT more layers than your tire will ever have.