Videos tagged with Copper Jacket

This guide details the expert-level process of manufacturing rifle bullets, as demonstrated by Norma and TGS Outdoors. It covers the critical stages from copper cup formation and lead core production to the final assembly and specialized tipping for Ballistic Tip variants. The explanation highlights the precision required in drawing, cutting, flaring, stamping, and sizing to create high-quality projectiles.

This guide details a test comparing the impact of TulAmmo 5.56x45mm and M193 ammunition on AR500 steel targets. The test, conducted by Karl Kasarda from InRangeTV, reveals that TulAmmo, with its zinc-washed bimetal jacket, causes significantly less damage (shallow pockmarks) than M193, which features a copper jacketed lead core and creates deeper craters. The expert emphasizes strict adherence to range safety rules, particularly regarding safe distances for engaging steel targets, based on a decade of observation in competitive shooting matches.

The Liberty US M4 9mm ammunition is a unique, lightweight, lead-free round designed for self-defense. It features a hollow-front bullet that fragments upon impact, creating a wide wound channel. While expensive, its low recoil and potential for reduced over-penetration make it a candidate for home defense, though further testing is recommended for personal carry.

Robert Mullins of Extreme Shock Ammunition discusses the company's shift away from '3 Ninjas' marketing towards serious law enforcement and government contracts. He details their EPR (Enhanced Penetration Round) and CP2 rounds, explaining their construction with press tungsten or copper powder, copper jackets, and ballistic nylon tips. The company now emphasizes transparency, showing gel tests on their website to demonstrate penetration and frangibility, a key concern for frangible rounds. Extreme Shock offers ammunition from .32 ACP up to .50 Cal BMG, highlighting a 675-grain .50 Cal BMG round with significant energy and the capability to penetrate steel plates.