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MGuy · Post by **MGuy** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:07 pm

Kaelik wrote:
ishy wrote:Aren't hollow point bullets also designed for penetrating body armour?
So it would be more dangerous for police officers as well if they fall into the wrong hands?
((note:all my gun knowledge comes from tv shows / movies so yeah))
Literally the exact opposite.

Yup

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:37 pm

I have no knowledge of guns. But on the economic side -- Is it cost effective to use hollow points on practice grounds? Wouldn't blanks or practice bullets be cheaper?

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:15 am

Cynic wrote:I have no knowledge of guns. But on the economic side -- Is it cost effective to use hollow points on practice grounds? Wouldn't blanks or practice bullets be cheaper?

I'm not expert on guns, but I'm not sure why hollow points would be more expensive than regular bullets, and they would be nice for an indoor practice range because you would be less worried about shooting through the wall.

Maybe they do cost more, but I'm not sure why they would.

PoliteNewb · Post by **PoliteNewb** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:41 am

In addition to the people who noted avoiding over-penetration as a reason for using hollowpoints, another thing police generally like is for the people they shoot to be incapacitated...hollowpoints are generally more effective manstoppers, at least vs. unarmored targets. Putting a threat down faster means less risk of him injuring a policeman or innocent bystander.

Cynic wrote:But on the economic side -- Is it cost effective to use hollow points on practice grounds? Wouldn't blanks or practice bullets be cheaper?

Different types of ammunition will actually perform differently in your weapon (both accuracy and reliable function of the weapon). Ideally, you should practice with the same ammunition you expect to use in a combat situation.

For most people, it's still more cost-effective to practice with cheap ammo and then carry good stuff for self-defense. But for law-enforcement, my guess is they don't want to "pinch pennies" and risk having somebody's gun fail them.

Shooting through the wall is not normally an issue in a practice range; those target walls should be heavily backstopped, enough so that the composition of the bullet doesn't matter. If there is ANY chance that a bullet will go through that wall, the range was not built correctly.

Finally...as a general rule, plain lead or full metal jacketed bullets are usually cheaper than hollowpoints. Not sure if there's a legitimate manufacturing issue there, or just that companies know they can charge more, so they do.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:57 am

Also, when you're buying millions of cartridges in bulk and distributing them to officers across the country over a five year period, the costs of buying two different types of bullets, in both lost bulk discount and more complicated logistics, is probably greater than the potential savings.

Whipstitch · Post by **Whipstitch** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:17 am

PoliteNewb wrote:Ideally, you should practice with the same ammunition you expect to use in a combat situation.

This goes double when comparing standard ammo to the types of pure practice/exhibition rounds that would actually be cost effective--cheap wax bullets are fine for doing quick draw exhibitions and the like with a revolver but a big part of the reason such rounds are so cheap is due to the load being virtually all primer. If you put a similar round in the sort of weapon police actually use these days it wouldn't even cycle properly. There's companies that make stuff like simunitions that work alright with semi-automatic weapons, but at that point you're throwing cost effectiveness right out the window.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:14 am

I'm not the world's biggest fan of Scott Adams, but sometimes...

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:42 am

Dilbert is often funny, even though Scott Adams is a +5 flaming douche.

MGuy · Post by **MGuy** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:43 pm

and

Lastly:

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:32 pm

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:16 pm

Animated:

EDIT:

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:41 pm

Aharon · Post by **Aharon** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:12 pm

Prak_Anima wrote:

Heh. Self-Healing through relaxation, by Tarthang Tulku.
"When the feeling finally has become this strong, it can open up all your energy centres, all your cells and senses, and bring your whole body to equilibrium."

Sounds nice

And very lucky that this one was a tad bit closer than "The idiot republic" by Thomas Wieczorek:
These structural problems of truth are connected to the fact that policies "for the citizens" aren't the goal of parties, but that "the parties in democratic politics are similar to the profit oriented economy".

Not sexy at all

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:48 pm

A repeat of that thing, but this time:

"The young of animals are also included expressly in this definition since they, too, are frequently intended for sale and may be contracted for before birth."

Apparently I'm into a really weird kind of bestiality where I buy some animal before it is born, raise it as my own. Then fuck it.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:59 pm

Trying books on my Nook. The Way Of Kings:
"The real soldiers are all gone."

Okay...

Stormdancer:
"Masaru scratched at the dried blood on his face while Yukiko tried to run her fingers through her hair"
Uhh...

The Witch Watch:
"They brought back the viscount, didn't they?"
Combining this with the above two would probably make for a very interesting and also disturbing story.

The Alloy Of Law:
"Are you quite all right, Lord Ladrian?"
I, uh, think it would probably be best to stop going through my library now.

Incidentally, there's this group icebreaker game on similar principles where people say "I hate <chore> because <reason>" and then after everyone's said theirs, it goes back around the circle with "I hate sex because <same reason>"

The unambiguous winner was "Because I have to share with my sister."

Whipstitch · Post by **Whipstitch** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:03 am

"The term hyaline is widely used as a descriptive histologic term rather than a specific marker for cell injury."

This game sucks.

Mistborn · Post by **Mistborn** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:27 am

name_here wrote:Trying books on my Nook. The Way Of Kings:
"The real soldiers are all gone."

...

The Alloy Of Law:
"Are you quite all right, Lord Ladrian?"
I, uh, think it would probably be best to stop going through my library now.

Truly you are a man of fine taste

For me it's "but his feelings seem to go beyond scientific curiosity." I don't know if that's good or bad

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:43 am

"He was amused to see that the forearms of the scowling youth arguing with Ged were tattoeed with interlocking wheels that proclaimed her a Godmech Cog, doubtless attempting to convert the ungodly."
So... apparently I fuck tattooed weirdo religious types. Sounds about right, actually (though both got their first tattoos after I started fucking them....)

sabs · Post by **sabs** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:16 am

Melt 2 sticks of butter in a large skillet.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:23 am

...I'm not sure melted butter is a good lube, sabs.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:29 am

No, butter is good, but you can't palm them off with margarine. :3c

If kindles count, then... never mind, I just have really cheap pornographic stories on mine. But other than that, I have my deathnote and... oh wait! Pokemon manual!

Yeah, this room really needs more of my books in it.

koz · Post by **koz** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:31 am

"The decision to editorialize was a controversial one."

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:31 am

Koumei, please tell me you don't use your kindle to hide looking at porn at work.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:36 am

No, it's a virtual kindle on my laptop. Which I don't take to work.

MGuy · Post by **MGuy** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:24 am

"Jump kicks are kicks that are performed with both feet off the ground."