Statistically speaking, recreational shooting is one of the safest hobbies you can participate in. This is partly due to the fact that, as a shooting community, we all observe more or less the same basic safety rules which are mostly designed to keep anyone from getting unnecessarily shot.
These are two of the problems solved by shooting frangible ammo. Frangible ammunition is no different than normal target ammo except the bullet. Instead of a lead core with a copper jacket, frangible bullets are made from compressed copper powder.
Whenever the bullet strikes something harder than itself at full speed, it crumbles to pieces. This even works for frangible rifle loads, which we got to see in action at SHOT show this year.
The Sinterfire guys were also quick to point out that their ammo is just about the cleanest you can shoot. Well… nothing harmful except the bullet, but only if you get shot with one. Sinterfire also has a really cool promo video. Every company makes mistakes. Another big advantage of using frangible ammo to train is how it disintegrates when it hits a solid object. This can lead to a dangerous situation in some environments, especially where close-quarters combat is taught.
Frangible ammunition allows targets to be engaged at close distances with live ammo, at a greatly reduced risk of injury to the student or a bystander. We created a test to show the difference between a frangible round and FMJ round hitting a solid target. Our test involved setting up a standard steel plate and then setting two cardboard steel targets on either side of it to catch any ricochets coming off the plate.
We then shot at the target with three rounds of grain. There was some slight dimpling of the cardboard from the high velocity copper dust hitting the target, but other than that the cardboard was intact, with no rips, tears, or holes punched into it. The targets were ripped up by chunks of lead and copper from the bullet ricocheting off the steel.
Pieces of the bullet were even found embedded in the cardboard itself. Imagine if that had been you standing next to that target.
Frangible ammunition is a useful training tool with a specific purpose: to cut down on the side effects of a bullet impacting a hard surface. Because it is designed to shatter on impact, it is probably not the best defensive round on the market today. Also, its special construction means it costs more than full metal jacket practice rounds. But for situations where you need to train in close quarters or where lead contamination is a real problem, frangible ammunition fits the bill nicely.
Enter frangible bullets, which can be used at extremely close range on steel targets, with virtually no chance of ricochet. You can find frangible ammo in quite a few varieties, available for both pistols and rifles. While some frangible rounds are solid and will fragment as the composite in the bullet shatters, some like the Glaser are actually filled with 12 shot in the Blue line and 6 shot in the Silver line, giving you a more uniform impact and potential wound creation.
Since this type of ammunition is made differently with each manufacturer, check different brands and ammo lines to see what specific type of frangible ammo will best meet your needs. Home Frangible Ammo at Ammo. Looking for Frangible ammo?
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