[357SIGFAN]

I have seen more information on RBCD/LeMas on this site than anywhere else.

I bought some of the ammo around 2000, and never really viewed it as more than a novelty round, based on reading reports of erratic performance and velocity.

From what I understand, if the round performs as advertised, it virtually disentegrates upon impact with hydraulic (human/animal) targets.

Regardless of whether it does this or not (I have heard both sides of the story, and taken both with a good bit of salt), wouldn't this fragmentation be more of a liability than an asset?

I say this because it is not at all uncommon to strike appendages before the thoracic cavity is encountered. If this occured, the round would (again, if it performed as billed), destroy the appendage, and leave everything behind it virtually un-harmed.

"But the guy/girl would be missing an arm!"

Well...maybe/maybe not. Either way, an arm is not essential, as one hiker proved by cutting his off with his pocket-knife, sans anesthesia, when it was pinned by a boulder.

Basically, my question is this: Why is LeMas so popular with this forum when everywhere else I look, it is being dismissed as exotic at best, and completely flamed at worst?

I have reviewed some of the pictures of the damage it has done to tissue on this site, but it is unclear if exploratory cutting has been done prior to the picture-taking, there is no frame of reference, etc. I could not determine much at all from these pictures. In gel, I have seen very poor performance, and very "as advertised" performance. The poor performance was showcased by an uninterested 3rd party, the "as advertised" performance was on RBCD's website. When it performed as advertised, it looked about like it did about what a 40gr VMAX in .223 does. Again, concern with the under-penetration/obstructed shots.

Is there anything that should sway me away from my Gold Dots to this ammunition from RBCD. My chosen caliber is evidenced by my screen name.