On Sep 7 2004, 14:35, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, Pete Turnbull wrote:
>
> > Well, whatever you do, don't try putting it in hollowed-out .357
magnum
> > bullets, nor even .38 specials. It's illegal, and no fun at all.
>
> Is that a veiled suggestion? If so, what is the result (besides
internal
> Hg poisoning, let alone internal bleeding, tissue damage, etc.)?
Try it on a watermelon or a gallon plastic container full of water and
you'll see. If you use a normal .38 special, it will make a hole (the
plastic container would leak, from one or more likely two small holes).
A hollow-point round will make it shatter -- the hollow point expands
and more energy is transferred into the target, more quickly. A Glaser
safety slug will make it explode, and a mercury-filled round has a
similar effect.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Tue Sep 07 2004 - 19:22:19 BST