FMJ yaw and upset performance

[RangerRick]

LR1955

I believe we're interested in the same objective.

Absent a definitive summary of what is and is not allowed by the conventions, we fall prey to continuing speculation about "what if the bullet could..."

Tony's challenge is presenting a cartridge concept that will provide the desired effectiveness under the rules his nation is obliged to work under.

I see way too many references to US practice, including egregious extensions of that practice, in a thread motivated by UK and European needs.

So, the request for a more or less definitive summary is an attempt to keep the thread on track.

JASmith

Here is the Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) deskbook on the Laws of war. It's a pdf document so you can search it. The x ray restriction is about fragmenting weapons, but a strict interpretation can include rifle bullets, as they can fragment. It has some stuff about the SMK.

http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/deskbook.pdf


There are lots of treaties, conventions, laws, regulations, etc., etc. concerning this stuff with many amendments, so it gets complicated.

An Army buddy of mine once showed me some 300 Winchester magnum ammo that was "State Department Approved" for sniper work. They cost about $25 each. The requirement was to be able to penetrate the windshield of a 747 and still be accurate enough after penetration to take out a hijacker holding a gun on the pilot without hitting the pilot.

It was a bear to develop because the windshield is so thick and angled. Then the diplomats had to approve it.