![]() ![]() Over the years there have been several advancements in the frangible ammo category, but most use one of three general designs: 1. So it’s best to check for point of aim/point of impact disparities-as well as functionality-in your firearm before purchasing large quantities for practice or before considering them for personal defense. Furthermore, despite their often increased velocities, their lighter weight combined with less recoil energy could make them less reliable in semi-automatic firearms. Secondly, because most frangible bullets are made of copper and/or an alloy, most are substantially lighter than lead bullets, therefore they may not strike to the same point-of-impact (POI) when fired from your firearm. A premium, controlled expansion bullet would likely be capable of penetrating the couch and stopping his attack, while a frangible bullet would likely not. Perhaps an attacker breaks into your home and takes cover behind a couch as he fires a weapon at you. In other words, you likely will not know what a would-be attacker might be wearing in terms of armor or heavy clothing, and so most self-defenses experts opine that it's best to hedge on the side of bullet penetration when your life's on the line. First, because it doesn’t penetrate well, frangible ammo is not the ammo of choice for most self-defense scenarios that are unpredictable by their very nature. Because the material of choice to make frangible bullets is often a copper alloy, or even powdered copper held together with a metal or polymer binding agent-not lead-frangible ammo is most often non-toxic.įrangible ammo is not without its downsides. So for people who practice shooting on steel targets-where ricochet is a real concern-or engage in ultra-close-range practice, frangible ammo is an excellent choice.ģ. ![]() In other words, frangible bullets produce less risk of ricochet than traditional bullets. Because a frangible bullet’s fragments have less energy than the sum of them while whole, they also have less energy available to rebound, or ricochet. Other tactical uses could be in crowded areas or apartment complexes where bullet passthroughs could be potentially deadly to innocent people in the next room.Ģ. As such, frangible ammo may be preferred for specialized scenarios such as aboard aircraft where a breach in the craft’s walls by a bullet could be catastrophic to everyone. For example, a frangible bullet may have the initial energy (while whole) to enter a target, but not enough energy to exit it and/or then penetrate a wall nearby. Frangible bullets penetrate less than non-frangible bullets because after the bullet comes apart, the resulting individual fragments have less weight and therefore less momentum (energy) to drive them through a medium. Frangible projectiles are used for three main reasons:ġ. Whereas traditional ammunitionmost often features a bullet made of solid lead jacketed in copper that holds the bullet together as it penetrates a target, frangible ammo features a bullet that fragments, or in some cases is pulverized, after striking its first significant barrier.
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