did you see how the FMJ round exploded that gelatin
The FMJ bullet itself did not explode, as I stated, the FMJ bullet exploded the gelatin.
I'll not agree with the FMJ opinion of gearchecker as I am inclined to think that the post of his opinion is entirely backwards.
Soft point, or exposed core, bullets expand if the parameters are within its design spectrum causing more energy transfer than do FMJ bullets given the same parameters and correct conditions.
Ol' R.Lee doesn't say the velocity of the FMJ bullet, that being, the FMJ round may have been smokin' hot, thereby generating more energy and thus the exhibited violent cavity.
It is my belief that a fast FMJ bullet will cause more violence than a slow soft point of the same caliber.
The bullet did not tumble and exit the side of the gelatin block, as its track or channel can be seen continuing towards and out of the rear of the gelatin block, IIRC, could be mistaken though, my apologies if this is the case!
The Hague Convention of 1899, Declaration III, prohibits the use in warfare of bullets that easily expand or flatten in the body. This is often incorrectly believed to be prohibited in the Geneva Conventions, but it significantly predates those conventions, and is in fact a continuance of the St. Petersburg Declaration of 1868, which banned exploding projectiles of less than 400 grams, as well as weapons designed to aggravate injured soldiers or make their death inevitable. NATO members do not use small arms ammunition that is prohibited by the Hague Convention.
Well...at least we can still use 6 pounders throwing grape! hehehehe
