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#148736 - 04/01/11 03:02 PM MYOG Hollow Point Ultralight Bullets?
bigfoot2 Offline
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Registered: 09/17/06
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Loc: Eugene , Oregon
After seeing this news article, i am thinking of making my own hollowpoints:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExkUOOXkGtg

BF cool
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#148757 - 04/01/11 09:37 PM Re: MYOG Hollow Point Ultralight Bullets? [Re: bigfoot2]
james__12345 Offline
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Registered: 10/06/10
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Loc: Tennessee
All joking aside, I could honestly see a company accidently shipping fmj's instead of jhp's by mistake. That would SERIOUSLY tick people off. When you consider that a cheap box of fmj's for a 9mm run about 11 dollars for 50 rounds, and premium jhps in the same caliber run about a buck a round, that could be a BIG complaint :P.

I just remembered, this is the forum for the other hobby, so for those of you not familiar with the terms. . . fmj is full metal jacket, the cheap solid bullets for target practice, and jhp are the good but expensive self defense/hunting rounds that expand on impact. And just so everyone knows, incendiary rounds (the flaming ones) are not legal for civilians, you cant actually go out and buy those.

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#148770 - 04/02/11 01:20 PM Re: MYOG Hollow Point Ultralight Bullets? [Re: bigfoot2]
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Gimme some of them INFERNO bullets. Might come in handy at work.
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#148780 - 04/02/11 06:22 PM Re: MYOG Hollow Point Ultralight Bullets? [Re: Trailrunner]
Kent W Offline
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I love the shooting sports,But isnt this a ultralight Backpacking forum?

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#148789 - 04/02/11 08:41 PM Re: MYOG Hollow Point Ultralight Bullets? [Re: bigfoot2]
Joshuatree Offline
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Registered: 12/30/10
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Loc: Wisconsin
I would just switch to frangible rounds you don't have to worry about overpenetration
frangible gel test

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#148874 - 04/04/11 02:21 PM Re: MYOG Hollow Point Ultralight Bullets? [Re: Kent W]
bigfoot2 Offline
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Originally Posted By Kent W
I love the shooting sports,But isnt this a ultralight Backpacking forum?


Kent,
If you saw the date, April first, and actually clicked the link shocked , you would "get" the joke.

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