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txinvestigator · January 29, 2005, 03:37 AM

***Sigh*** Teflon does not make bullets armor piercing. It is a coating put on AP rounds to protect the barrel.

http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcgvcopk.html

In the 1970's, Kopsch, Turcos and Ward produced their "KTW" handgun ammunition using steel cored bullets capable of great penetration. Following further experimentation, in 1981 they began producing bullets constructed primarily of brass. The hard brass bullets caused exceptional wear on handgun barrels, a problem combated by coating the bullets with Teflon. The Teflon coating did nothing to improve penetration, it simply reduced damage to the gun barrel.

January 29, 2005, 03:37 AM	#6
txinvestigator Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Location: DFW, TX area Posts: 103	*Sigh* Teflon does not make bullets armor piercing. It is a coating put on AP rounds to protect the barrel. http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcgvcopk.html In the 1970's, Kopsch, Turcos and Ward produced their "KTW" handgun ammunition using steel cored bullets capable of great penetration. Following further experimentation, in 1981 they began producing bullets constructed primarily of brass. The hard brass bullets caused exceptional wear on handgun barrels, a problem combated by coating the bullets with Teflon. The Teflon coating did nothing to improve penetration, it simply reduced damage to the gun barrel. __________________ "Speed is fine, but accuracy is final"-Bill Jordan