JS> VH>When I was in the Army, I was tasked to evaluate adopting "teflon
JS> VH>coated" ammo to penetrate enemy soft armor.  I got two reports -- one
JS> VH>from the Justice Department, and the other from the Treasury 
epartment
JS> VH>-- on teflon coated ammo.  They concluded teflon ammo does NOT enhance
JS> VH>the ability to penetrate a vest.
JS> 
JS> Right, from what I hear:  The teflon, and nylon coating in Federal's 
JS> Nyclad bullets, is to provide barrel lubrication, not terminal 
JS> performance.
This is just a BTW so I hope that it does not spark any hot retorts. *I* 
heard that the reason for these rounds was to reduce the amount of airborn 
lead in the indoor federal ranges without the expense of big air handling 
systems to vent the places.
jackson
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