NCJ Number
29903
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 23 Issue: 10 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 64-65
Date Published
1975
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THE BACKGROUND, CHARACTERISTICS, ACCURACY, GROUP SIZE, AND PENETRATION OF THIS MULTI-PROJECTILE LOADING FOR .38 SPECIALS, .357 MAGNUMS, AND .45 ACPS ARE DISCUSSED.
Abstract
THE QUAD CUSTOM AMMUNITION IS DESIGNED TO RELEASE FOUR PROJECTILES, EACH WEIGHING 40 GRAINS. THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE QUAD AMMUNITION OFFERS A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER IMPACT SHOCK THAN CONVENTIONAL LOADINGS, WHILE PROVIDING LESS PENETRATION THAN A SINGLE HIGH VELOCITY, EXPANDING PROJECTILE. AT FIFTEEN YARDS, THE GROUP SIZE WAS FOUND TO RUN ABOUT FOUR INCHES, WHILE ACCURACY WAS BOTH CONSISTENT AND PREDICTABLE. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT QUAD LOADINGS COULD PROVE TO BE INVALUABLE TO OFFICERS, ESPECIALLY IN CONGESTED AREAS WHERE MAXIMUM STOPPING POWER IS REQUIRED AND YET MINIMUM PENETRATION IS A MUST. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)