James Rogers wrote:
> Actually, a standard copper jacket will be adequate, and would probably be
> required when using a material as soft as cesium. High-velocity rifle
> bullets have copper jackets for the similar reasons i.e. to prevent the
> lead core from distintegrating under the stress of extremely high RPMs.
> (Bullet jackets are also used to control expansion and keep a barrel from
> "leading", but that isn't terribly important here.)
This gives me an idea for a non-lethal round: not quite as soft as lead, the round will spin out to a nice pancake in x many yards, delivering a nice disabling smack to the target without penetration.
>
> For pistol bullets, your best bet would be to have a total metal jacket
> made of copper, and a hollow-point with a thin, protective layer deposited
> over the cesium. A rifle bullet would probably be best built by using a
> "ballistic tip" design: a fully jacketed cesium core in a hollow-point
> configuration, with a polycarbonate spitzer tip. This would insure both a
> sealed core and dramatic fragmentation on impact. Cesium is not the kind
> of material you want to have exposed to air.
I like the Hornady .45 200grain ammo I use with my muzzle loader, fully jacketed, even inside the hollow point. Putting cesium inside that puppy will definitely make sure a deer drops quickly without suffering.
>
> BTW, isn't cesium radioactive?
No its natural form is not, but a radioactive isotope of cesium is generated by fission processes.
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