Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: mjt@super.org (Michael J. Tighe) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Exploding Bullets Message-ID: <7578@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 20 Jun 89 03:45:54 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 35 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Michael J. Tighe From: esunix!sim.dnet!jcallen@cs.utah.edu (John Callen, x3933) > Even though it is illegal, most (and I'm not claiming all, here) countries > seem to be doing their own R&D in both chemical and biological weapons. Yes I understand the need for R&D. I guess what I wasn't clear in saying is why does the Chinese soldier have them apparently as standard issue? I know US soldiers certainly don't. > I was totally unaware that there was such a thing called the Devastator. > Thanks for the update. Are Devastators available to the general public or > are they "services only" ammunition? And here all I thought I had to worry > about was the Teflon-coated bullets! Like most gun laws, whether they are for sale or not varies from state to state. I know the Devastator was for sale in Florida (along with tracer ammo) a few years back. I haven't been in Florida for a while so I am not sure if it is still available. Since there is very little demand for them from the public, not many gun shops stock them, even if they are legal in that state. I know that the Teflon coated bullet, which was made by KTW, was never available for sale to the public. If some ever did make it to the shelves, it was against the wishes of KTW. I also know it was developed specifically for Special Services for use against terrorists wearing body armor. It is no longer made. > One explanation why exploding bullets were even designed might be... A recent posting by Henry Troup states that they originated with the US Sky Marshall program.