It sucks when you think you've hit on something revolutionary and then find out that it's already been done. That's what happened today when I shot an e-mail to a friend of mine that reloads. I said I wanted to try a bullet that had a super flat trajectory and could defeat most soft body armor.
My idea? A necked down 9mm to a 22 cal. Maybe even a 45 necked to 22.
The problem.
Armscor has been there and done that! Why it isn't widespread is beyond me but the stats on this little wildcat are impressive. Read a bit about it here.
UPDATE:
Thanks for all the info guys. The more I read about this round the more excited I'm getting about it. It blows the 5.7 away in performance and its potential would make a weapon equipped with it a one shot stopper. The velocity almost rivals that of a rifle. The testing I've seen shows that it penetrates hard targets with ease (I'm talking steel plates). This is definitely going on the wish list.
While that 22 case is as wide as a 9mm, it is longer and requires a pistol that is capable of using 45s.
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Question: based on the info about the 40mm CTA, wouldn't using a 45 case, a 45 barrel, and a 22 bullet in a sabot be better?
Here is info on a true 9m/22 wildcat that uses a 9mm pistol frame.
Here's another one.
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For fun check out the .224 Boz, king of the .22 neck downs based on the 10mm . . .
ReplyDeleteBut for serious consideration take a look at the 6.25mm CBJ: a necked down 9mm with a flatter trajectory and a discarding sabot load for fearsome penetration. Retains more of the lethality of bigger bullets but also has a "small caliber for armor penetration" option: www.cbjtech.com
Darn it! I posted above I didn't see this entry here.
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