Polyshok Inc. says their 12-gauge, 2 ¾ "Impact Reactive Projectile" produces more stopping power than any round with less collateral damage than any other round. I'd think a Beowulf .50 has more stopping power and I'm sure Extreme Shock ammo has less collateral damage, but it looks good for LEO's and home defense, if not SF. Look interesting to any Professionals?
The Journal of Forensic Sciences wrote:
"The Polyshok ammunition is a 12-gauge, 2 ¾ in. shell containing a low-density polymer body surrounding a mesh spherical lead beadcore, capped in turn by a high-density polymer actuator. The lead beads are less than 1mm in diameter. Upon firing, the body, core, and actuator leave the barrel as a unit, thus making this projectile most analogous to a slug, without the cone shaped spread seen with shot. On impact, the actuator initiates separation of itself and the projectile body from the lead bead core. The actuator then disperses the lead beads at a 90º angle to the target, creating a projectile with a broad face: ‘‘Over the next two to three milliseconds, the actuator expands the core up to three inches in diameter, and while comprised of up to 14,000 individual particles, is still operating as though it were a solid object’’. With such a wide surface area exposed, kinetic energy is rapidly transferred to the target; this quick energy dump results in damage at the impact site, but no solid projectile capable of traveling through the target, hence reducing the likelihood of collateral damage." "According to Polyshok Inc., this ammunition causes a permanent wound cavity up to 8 in. deep and 5 in. in diameter for both bare and heavy denim-clad 10% ordinance gelatin."
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http://www.polyshok.com/tactical_demo.htm
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http://www.polyshok.com/
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