Armor Piercing Bullets?

[FenixTxM3]

So I see that the W.H. want's to ban the manufacturing, importation, sale, and possession of armor piercing bullets. Does this mean that all of the cheap Russian ammo and other mil surp ammo will be banned? (Tula, Brown Bear, Silver Bear, Monarch, etc). I was under the impression that although these bullets contain steel, they are not armor piercing. Is this correct?

[Spata]

They are not armor piercing, the are talking about black tip Ammo

[uncle money bags]

"They are not armor piercing, the are talking about black tip ammo"

gotta do it in threes or its bad luck.

[Spata]

I dunno wtf happened

[indi]

They are not armor piercing, the are talking about black tip Ammo

Like Black Talons Cop killers?

[10Seconds]

Most states already ban such evil bullets. But it all depends on your definition of armor. My grandpa's 30-06 will go through quite a lot with regular ammo.

[CASTRATE]

I wonder if the gubment would consider hornady 300 gr DGS for my .375h&h to be AP. Those things are some beasts.

[vooduchikn]

Most states already ban such evil bullets. But it all depends on your definition of armor. My grandpa's 30-06 will go through quite a lot with regular ammo.

This.

I would like to see armor stop a 30-378 Weatherby 200gr round.

[weav199]

What about green tipped 5.56? I understood that was armor piercing.

[ASP785]

Most rifle loadings will penetrate level III-A or below body armor. That is what scares me. What is the definition of 'armor piercing'?

[CAR-AR-M16]

The feds only restrict armor piercing handgun ammunition. It is defined as:

18 U.S.C., § 921(a)(17)(B)

A projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium; or

A full jacketed projectile larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.

[CAR-AR-M16]

What about green tipped 5.56? I understood that was armor piercing.

Green tip 5.56mm ammo (M855) is NOT armor piercing. It only has a mild steel tip. The back 2/3rds of the projectile is lead.

M855




Black tip 5.56mm (M995) has a hard tungsten core and is an armor piercing round.

M995