Frangible Ammunition
We supply cold pressed Tungsten Copper Powder Cylinders for Frangible Ammunition. The density is as high as 14.50g/cc.
Frangible, or “soft,” rounds are designed to break apart when they hit walls or other hard surfaces to prevent ricochets during close-quarters combat. Frangible ammunition represents the first viable revolutionary change to firearms science in the past 100 years. Frangible ammunition is a relatively recent development in bullets, presenting a departure from the standard projectiles in use for both range shooting and personal protection
Frangible rounds are available in a wide array of pistol calibers, but due to the inherently high velocities of rifle rounds, frangible ammunition is much less effective in rifles. It is only produced in 5.56mm NATO and 7.62mm NATO, and its performance in actual combat is dubious. There are two frangible rounds that have been approved for training purposes only. One is a 9mm, and the other a 5.56. Approval for operational use will depend on the special mission requirements (the military necessity) for the round.
Frangible bullets are not made from a lead projectile covered with a copper jacket, but are composites of hybrid materials either pressed together at high pressure or glued together with adhesives. Frangible bullets are designed to break up into smaller pieces upon contact with harder objects or surfaces. The polymer-compound round produces no splash back and vastly decreased ricochets.
Frangible bullets will break up into small, less harmful, pieces upon contact with anything harder than they are. This maximizes the round’s transfer of energy to the object and minimizes the chances that pieces of the bullet will exit the object at dangerous velocities. Each of the small fragments quickly loses any energy and therefore pose very little danger to any secondary targets. This means that full-power frangible bullets can be shot at target all the way up to muzzle contact without any worries that the bullet or case will ricochet and potentially hurt either the shooter or others.
Frangible rounds come in a variety of configurations, all of which perform in the same basic manner. Some, like the well-publicized Glaser Safety Slug, are hollowpoint rounds that are filled with tiny metal beads. Others are simply solid rounds with grooves or notches intended to facilitate rapid expansion and breakup.
Frangible bullets have been designed for a number of applications. Frangible bullets are primarily used in training exercises to reduce lead hazards on firing ranges. Frangible ammo is ideal for marksmanship training for both indoor and outdoor ranges, tactical team training, close-in engagement of metal targets, and specialized service use. As such, it is the safest full-power training ammo for police and military shooters, civilian range owners, and casual shooters.
The Interagency Working Group for Non-Toxic Small Arms Ammunition, also known as the “Green Bullet” team, initially focused on non-lead bullet material composed of tin and tungsten is the leading candidate for use in military ammunition.
