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document remote neural damage for low levels of energy transfer, roughly 100 ft But if it were ever to disappear, I'd be interested in another 9mm round that produces 490 ft-lbs.Įven though Wang et al. I'd carry RIP, except the RIP is short for "RIPoff" as long as 9BPLE is out there, and still costs < $20 for a box of 50. Which might explain why the most effective 9mm ammo of all time - Federal 9BPLE +P+ - doesn't meet the Fackler-inspired FBI standards, and yet did so very well in hundreds of shootings. Of course, they have done a lot of research since then, and - long story short - Fackler and his cult are wrong. It's almost like nobody's done any research into wounding effectiveness since the mid-'80s! (Wound Ballistic Workshop: "9mm vs.45 Auto", FBI Academy, Quantico, VA, September 1987. If the bullet does not reliably penetrate to these depths, it is not an effective bullet for law enforcement use" While penetration up to 18 inches is preferable, a handgun bullet MUST reliably penetrate 12 inches of soft body tissue at a minimum, regardless of whether it expands or not. "It is essential to bear in mind that the single most critical factor remains penetration. This would destroy skin, muscle, and bone, but leave vital organs unharmed. The RIP design is intended to deal damage early in the target. Both the Liberty and the RIP utilize similar fragmenting designs. This became evident in our testing of the Liberty Civil Defense line of ammo. Generally speaking a bullet with more mass will penetrate farther (Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness, 10).Įven though the base is capable of penetrating to the FBI standards, its low mass will enable it to be quickly deflected by bones, fat, muscle, or other tissue. Without mass the bullet has a much more difficult time penetrating the target. When handgun ammo fragments, it gives up one of its most important characteristics: mass. (Fackler, M.L., MD: "Ballistic Injury", Annals of Emergency Medicine 15: 12 December 1986) Studies have shown that the outward velocity of the tissues in which the temporary cavity forms is no more than one tenth of the velocity of the projectile.21 This is well within the elasticity limits of tissue such as muscle, blood vessels, and lungs, Only inelastic tissue like liver, or the extremely fragile tissues of the brain, would show significant damage due to temporary cavitation." Muscle, blood vessels, lung, bowels, all are capable of substantial stretching with minimal damage. "The reason is that most tissue in the human target is elastic in nature. (DiMaio, V.J.M.: Gunshot Wounds, Elsevier Science Publishing Company, New York, NY 1987, page 42) The amount of kinetic energy lost in tissue by a pistol bullet is insufficient to cause remote injuries produced by a high velocity rifle bullet." "To cause significant injuries to a structure, a pistol bullet must strike that structure directly. Dropping weight to increase muzzle velocity is useless.
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That cool slow motion shot of the stretch cavity means nothing for handgun ammo. Handgun ammo travels too slow to create extra damage through a large temporary cavity. (Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness) "Since the highest handgun velocities generally do not exceed 1400-1500 feet per second (fps) at the muzzle, reliable fragmentation could only be achieved by constructing a bullet so frangible as to eliminate any reasonable penetration." Not only did it barely reach vital organs, but it did virtually no damage while getting there. Take a look at the permanent cavity left by the base of that round. Yes the RIP is capable of meeting the penetration standard set by the FBI.