Gimmick Ammo – Are You Buying Snake Oil? (article)

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Andrew Wiggin

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Another article I wrote. As always, please share any criticism you have.

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“It slices! It dices! It’ll bake you cookies and rub your feet! But wait, there’s more! Order in the next five minutes and…” Certain ammo companies promise the world. They claim that their Extreme nytrillium trocars forged in the fires of Valhalla will instantly vaporize gorillas on PCP and that Space Shuttle air marshals carry this special $5/rd ammunition so you should too. And why shouldn’t you believe the person that is selling the product? I mean, who would know more about it than the company trying to take your money? If you’re some sort of antisocial paranoid skeptic like me, though, you might question whether those claims are entirely accurate. Does the ammunition actually do what it claims? Is any of this gimmick ammo suitable for home defense? Even if it is suitable for defense, does it perform so much better than Gold Dot or HST that it justifies the sort of pricing that usually comes with an Apple logo?
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The rest is here if you're interested.
 
I confess to buying a box of Zombie Maxx ammo just to put it in my collection of boxed ammo, the graphics were too outrageous to pass up.

Beyond that, it's all hype once you get beyond F=Ma.
 
I like DRT, I keep a couple at the bottom mf my mag just in case they are telling the truth. the gel tests are definitely interesting, but regardless of it short penetration in tissue, it has great barrier penetration should I ever need it.
 
I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude but this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

"Telling the truth.."? What do you mean by that?

"...great barrier penetration"? Almost everything penetrates barriers well. When you hear "barrier blind" that means that a projectile is able to pass through a certain barrier and expand in tissue as well or nearly as well as it does when it doesn't strike the barrier first.
 
kiliminjaro said:
I confess to buying a box of Zombie Maxx ammo just to put it in my collection of boxed ammo, the graphics were too outrageous to pass up.

Beyond that, it's all hype once you get beyond F=Ma.
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I love all the Hornady colored foam bullets. I load the pink foam Hornady critical defense lite bullets in my nightstand revolver so that, if someone breaks in, I'll have the power of pink on my side.
 
Unless it's 100KJoule photon bullets, nothing short of slight incremental performance improvements should be expected in bullets.
 
I expect that when and if I have to use the Uberti Walker that I bought myself for Christmas on someone it will do the job. With 50 grains of FFF and a RB it should do the job and if they happen to be close enough light them on fire. It is my current pillow gun.
 
I confess to buying a box of Zombie Maxx ammo just to put it in my collection of boxed ammo, the graphics were too outrageous to pass up.
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I don't know. I'm fully satisfied with Zombie-Max ammo! :eek::D:D:D



I won't consider any "gimmick" ammo unless law enforcement agencies start issuing it. Conventional premium defense ammo is plenty effective. :cool:
 
I usually look at the hype. If its excessive I wonder. if its science fiction I know.
Any "SUPER BRILLIANT HIGH SPEED LOW RECOIL NOISE FREE INSTANT PUT DOWN ammo that also cures coughs, colds, sore holes & spots on the breath" I avoid completely.;)
 
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