Tavor X95... Hollow point rounds?

[Victor Crowe]

I'm writing a series of books, and I want to get my facts straight concerning the Tavor X95. Can it shoot hollow point rounds? Basically, some of my characters are using this gun model, and I need the bullets to dismember people. What's the best bullet type for that? Again, I write novels, Game of Thrones in the future type ****, and I want it to be accurate.

 

[DT Guy]

I'm writing a series of books, and I want to get my facts straight concerning the Tavor X95. Can it shoot hollow point rounds? Basically, some of my characters are using this gun model, and I need the bullets to dismember people. What's the best bullet type for that? Again, I write novels, Game of Thrones in the future type ****, and I want it to be accurate.

Bullets don't generally 'dismember' people, unless you're talking about .50 caliber BMG, which wouldn't chamber in a Tavor. (That's humor-even a BMG won't 'dismember' someone...)

Most bullets, rifle or pistol, have rather limited ability to wound; many people shot survive, so reality would require a more modest expectation of what a shoulder-fired arm can inflict.

Larry

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

I need the bullets to dismember people. What's the best bullet type for that?

PGU-13/B HEI

 

[Odd Job]

For your story to work, the X95 would have to be firing some pretty exotic explosive ammunition if you wanted targets to be dismembered. And it would take a lot of shots to do it!
You are better off inventing a fictitious shotgun for your story and specifying explosive slugs for that shotgun.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

For your story to work, the X95 would have to be firing some pretty exotic explosive ammunition if you wanted targets to be dismembered. And it would take a lot of shots to do it!
You are better off inventing a fictitious shotgun for your story and specifying explosive slugs for that shotgun.

Or "bolo" type shells. Two balls connected by a wire. Only work in smoothbore weapons (such as shotguns), may cause the type of wounds your contemplating.

 

[Dr.Rob]

Tavor can shoot hollowpoints just fine. They are not magic flesh exploding grenades.

 

[Victor Crowe]

Thank you for the feedback everyone, it's been helpful!

The first book is called When Everything Breaks,
followed by When Heaven Is Hell and When Gods Make War (sci-fi fantasy action, dark). Look out for their release in the near future!