Basic Bullet Information
The rounds are coated in a
Tombac full metal jacket and given a
Molybdenum disulfide coating to reduce friction while in contact with the barrel. While "Teflon" (Really Molybdenum Disulfide) is said to have or give special armor piercing qualities to a bullet, the only property it provides is to reduce barrel wear and friction when the bullet is in contact with the barrel. Because of it's Molybdenum Disulfide coating, the rounds thus appear black, except for their tips (which are left revealed to help signify the type of round). The Molybdenum Disulfide is especially important in that it does not wear off or leave behind substantial amounts of residue when fired, and that it can resist temperatures over 350 degrees Celsius. Each round is roughly 15 grams and has a hollow point with a boat tail to help stabilize the round in flight.
Modified 13 gram WFNGC HC
This type of round is the basic or general purpose round. The rounds are essentially Tombac covered Molybdenum Disulfide coated lead rounds, with a red tip to signify it's type. The round is predominately lead and deforms regularly in soft tissue, except for the fact that it has a steel penetrator in the center of the round. The steel penetrator is rarely exposed when the ordinary lead steel round passes through soft tissue, however, when the round is pressed against a hard target, the lead-steel deforms and "Peels back" which allows the steel penetrator to pass, and carry the kinetic energy of the round into the steel penetrator which is much better at piercing hard targets. This type of round can pierce soft tissue and deliver relatively high amounts of damage, yet when pressed against a hard target has the ability to penetrate the armor with relative ease.
The steel penetrator is essentially 4.1 grams and has a base diameter and shape of a standard NATO 5.56mm round. The rest of the lead steel brings the weight of the round to roughly 15 grams, or is 10.9 grams.
The rounds are similar in style and composition to that of the 5.56mm NATO German D11 round.
"Black Talon" Shredder Rounds
The rounds are essentially based off the
Black Talon rounds originally produced by winchester. The rounds were of course, extraordinarily lethal and their reputation for being extraordinarily lethal produced a wide variety of rumors, many of which were completely opposite to the truth, which lead Winchester to formally discontinue the creation and sale of the rounds. The Shredder rounds are essentially jacketed hollow-point bullets with perforations designed to expand sharp edges upon impact and silicon spitzer points designed to nearly disintegrate upon impact regardless of the hardness of the target (the spitzer point of course, to increase the aerodynamic shape of the bullet). The bullet includes a Molybdenum Disulfide coating, a proprietary oxide process, which gives it an unusual black appearance compared to copper-jacketed or lead bullets. The Molybdenum Disulfide coating was designed protect the barrel rifling, and did not give the bullet armor-piercing capabilities. This coating in fact is still widely used on many of Winchester's rifle bullets today. The bullet also had a unique appearance with a star shaped perforation on the black tip, giving it the nickname Starpoint. The internal structure of the Black Talon’s hollow point is unique in that its petals are more massive at their tips, after expansion, than comparable bullets. This added mass provides superior expansion compared to most other hollow points including the “Ranger SXT”.
The Five Star petal shapes of the Black Talon Shredder rounds essentially translate into superior expansion and very controlled expansion in most soft tissue materials, allowing for a greatly increased, reliable tissue damage. In particular, the rounds usual ability to penetrate basically translates into greater expansion, with the energy spent on penetration translating into greater expansion and less penetration.
