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Originally Posted by MAB32
Gene,
It will not perform as well under todays values. Does that mean then that the round itself would of been dangerous in the 1960's and not of any significance today with new and approved vests correct?  MAB32 Mark |
Mark:
You are making a serious error by assuming this stuff was designed as an armor piercing round. The box states 'Metal Piercing', not armor piercing. So, clear that up in your head immediately or you will certainly head down the wrong path in terms of your assumptions.
Shift back to a requirement for a pistol round to penetrate common civilian oriented material -- most likely automobiles. Not RHA or equivalents of RHA.
Now, use critical thinking and logic to deduce why this specific round of .357 Magnum went extinct. Hint -- it wasn't because cars got stronger and more bullet resistant.
Commercial ammunition doesn't go extinct unless it doesn't sell. And, ammunition generally won't sell because it either cost too much or it didn't perform any better than other less expensive alternatives. My guess in this case (guess only) is it was expensive and its performance against typical real world material wasn't a quantum improvement over issued 158 grain soft or hollow points of that era so it became extinct.
Gene