Posted on 10/16/2015 9:04:34 AM PDT by Rodamala
Georgia-based PolyCase to manufacture handgun, pistol bullets
Sturm, Ruger & Co. is getting into the ammunition business for the first time, partnering with a Georgia company to produce what it calls a “revolutionary bullet” that “changes everything you know about ammo.”
Ruger, which is headquartered in Connecticut but has a major facility in Newport, will be putting its brand on bullets produced by Savannah-based PolyCase Ammunition LLC for a .45-caliber handgun and .38-caliber pistol. PolyCase has a pending patent on its process, which injects a dense polymer copper matrix into a mold. The resulting bullet in the PolyCase Ruger ARX line has several advantages over the traditional metal jacket bullet, according the company’s website, most notably that it’s cheaper and faster to produce with very little waste and doesn’t contain lead.
In addition, the bullet is recyclable to some extent – it can be melted down and the copper recovered,
The website says the bullet has grooves on its nose that, “when combined with the bullet’s forward velocity into soft tissue … causes an increase pressure of the fluid. As a result, the fluid is laterally ejected from the flutes at a higher velocity than the actual speed of the bullet itself, creating the massive cavitation and wound channels.”
Thus the bullet “feeds like a round nose, yet retains stopping power and terminal performance that exceeds most expanding handgun bullets.”
The bullet design is “shockingly different in terms of looks, design, materials, function, and consistency in performance” exudes Bob Owens, the Editor of BearingArms.com, a gun rights website.
The technology certainly impressed Ruger, whose CEO, Mike Fifer, said the PolyCase technology “seemed a perfect fit.”
It also means Ruger is getting into the consumables market, noted Dan Meador, a blogger on the gun industry at Seeking Alpha. The move could help smooth out the firm’s revenue stream in a very volatile market.
“Guns are made to last,” said Meador. “In most cases, a Smith or Ruger gun is made to last a lifetime. However, those buyers will eventually need something to feed their guns at the range. That is where we have consumables.”
The deal will mean about 25 to 35 new positions at the Georgia plant, said Drew Gorman, PolyCase’s vice president of business development. For Ruger, it will mainly mean royalty revenue from a licensing agreement, details which were not disclosed.
“But I think more than royalties, it will help the company’s brand awareness,” said Gorman.
Ruger did not return a phone call before deadline.
Ping.
I’d like to try some of this. But I question the name “PolyCase”......the case is still brass from what I can glean. The slug is what is different.
This could be cool.
Something else that “changes everything.” That and “radical”.
Pul-eeze.
Kewl !!!
OK, so if they make this in .22, will it actually kill a raccoon with one shot?
Seriously, what’s the use of taking over the world if there are still raccoons in it?
When I see “revolutionary technology” in regards to ammo, I see 2.50/round.
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I had to pop a raccoon 3 times in the head with hollow point .22’s - after the first shot, he still fought with the dog. After the second, he crawled another 6 ft and growled at me.
“...creating the massive cavitation and wound channels.”
Fascinating concept of a fluted tip, anyone know if this has been tried/marketed before? Wonder if the nose of the bullet enhances the spinning effect, and any resulting improvement to distance, accuracy, etc. Curious about the weight (implied stopping power) as well and any change to recoil. Hell, maybe this time I’ll actually have to read the article!
Are these nuisance ‘furry banditos’ around your place of abode or do you hunt them (with dogs, etc.)? Just curious.
“feeds like a round nose”
Definitely interested if my persnickety Browning Hipower will digest them. And a couple other FMJ pistols.
Don't be fooled... the 'possums are the puppetmasters behind the racoon conspiracy. The just like to keep a low profile by playing dead.
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Aren’t they cute and cuddly?
Would you like to borrow my coonhound? heh
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Simply put banglist in keywords, as somebody has already done, and it's done.
I believe you're talking about someone's personal list.
Sounds like a passive shaped charge.
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