unclenunzie
Contributing Member
My understanding is NYPD uses G19. I'd have to guess an exceedingly rare bad lot from Speer, or more probable the rounds from one officer's gun got damaged with over oiling, I really don't know.
I could picture an off center hit that strikes a pocket or other place where multiple layers might be stacked together catching the round enough that it then glances off the body and is retained in the material. NO WAY a straight on shot got stopped...would have to see that to believe it.
They didn't say what weapon/s were used...maybe very short barrels that decreased the MV a lot? Anyone know what bullets and weight they use in NYC?
What do you mean? This is great news. We can stop trying to ban guns now, since clearly they aren't nearly as dangerous as believed.Bad thing about this and most other gun related reporting is that the follow up never seems to come, of course it's the same with other stories that run counter to the agenda, "nothing to see here folks, move along".
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The article mentioned several times a potential weapon defect, but what would it be? The weapon(s) fed and fired the rounds obviously, and it's not the weapon's fault if the rounds don't penetrate. So what would the weapon malfunction be?
The article mentioned several times a potential weapon defect, but what would it be? The weapon(s) fed and fired the rounds obviously, and it's not the weapon's fault if the rounds don't penetrate. So what would the weapon malfunction be?
Sources said the incident does not appear to be a pattern, but the 9mm guns used by the officers are going to be checked for malfunctions.
“There would have to be some kind of defect. I would certainly look at the ammunition.”
Now that would be an interesting PR stunt; Hey we may have shot AT him 9 times but we only actually hit him with 4.I'm not a conspiracy theory guy but I wonder if there is some fluffing going on to help balance out public perception that a blm guy with a knife was shot 9 times.
HP's for the warm months, FMJ's for the cold months.
This is why it used to be common to load alternating ball and hollow point rounds in a magazine (or cylinder?).