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Message no. 1
From: Duncan McNeill-Burton <Dreadnaut1@***.COM>
Subject: (OT talking about exotic ammo) was Re: Brand Names and Current
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 14:40:55 -0400
Stefan said:
> > > Unfortunately, Black
> > > Talons are supposedly illegal by the Geneva Conventions, so....
>
> > What _ARE_ Black Talons?
>
> As I recall it is a special sort of bullets normaly by the press
> refered to as "CopKillers" ...
>
> probably armour piercing and rather nasty ...
>

Actually, the "Cop Killer" bullets are teflon jacketed with a hardened tip,
designed to slam through the strike plate of a bullet resistant vest, while
the teflon allowed it to slide through the weave of the kevlar fibers...

Later-

Duncan

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