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From: ut-emx!walt.cc.utexas.edu!cyrius@cs.utexas.edu (Juan Chen)
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Subject: on Exploding bullets and war conventions
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Date: 13 Jun 89 03:23:22 GMT
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From: ut-emx!walt.cc.utexas.edu!cyrius@cs.utexas.edu (Juan Chen)

  A few days ago I had the opportunity to fire and M1
from the Director of Civilian Marksmanship program in
a local highpower rifle club match. A friend and former
service rifle Marksmanship Unit member told me that
match ammo (.30-06, .308) are hollow point because of
manufacturing procedures to improve performance (allows
for an easier and more uniform metal jacket), but he said
this ammo is not "legal" to be used in combat and the
packaging warns of this.
  The question is, what kind of rifle ammunition is
allowed in combat, which convention or document is
more widely used...Also, the "explosive" bullets
mentioned in this group sound a bit expensive, if
not illogical, to be given to troops in "riot" duty
spraying them in full auto as was shown on TV?


bound to be wrong, but hey! I'm asking...




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