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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 4046163" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p>The big stink on BTs was the “talons” that were exposed when the jacket opened up; Winchester’s marketing made a big deal about them. The BTs were withdrawn from the market and subsequently re-released without the “talons,” retaining the black coating, which was primarily cosmetic.</p><p></p><p>What you’re thinking of are the KTW rounds (dubbed “cop killer bullets” by pearl-clutching screaming ninnies). Those were, in fact, designed to defeat soft body armor. The projectiles were a bore-riding design because they were significantly harder than the steel of most barrels—the Teflon shell around the projectile was there to engage the rifling without damaging it. IIRC, the projectiles themselves were tungsten, or maybe tungsten carbide.</p><p></p><p>The myth part was when people started talking about spraying Teflon on bullets to make them armor-piercing. That’s pure nonsense, but it still led lawmakers to start pooping their pants and outlawing Teflon-coated bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 4046163, member: 26737"] The big stink on BTs was the “talons” that were exposed when the jacket opened up; Winchester’s marketing made a big deal about them. The BTs were withdrawn from the market and subsequently re-released without the “talons,” retaining the black coating, which was primarily cosmetic. What you’re thinking of are the KTW rounds (dubbed “cop killer bullets” by pearl-clutching screaming ninnies). Those were, in fact, designed to defeat soft body armor. The projectiles were a bore-riding design because they were significantly harder than the steel of most barrels—the Teflon shell around the projectile was there to engage the rifling without damaging it. IIRC, the projectiles themselves were tungsten, or maybe tungsten carbide. The myth part was when people started talking about spraying Teflon on bullets to make them armor-piercing. That’s pure nonsense, but it still led lawmakers to start pooping their pants and outlawing Teflon-coated bullets. [/QUOTE]
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