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Tungsten Core Rifle Bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger Rick" data-source="post: 2403281" data-attributes="member: 111184"><p>How about a little background?</p><p>Tungsten aka "W" (abbreviation of Wolfram) in the periodic table is rare element and usually found in a compound. Tungsten is almost twice as heavy as lead. It is also toxic to mammals. Tungsten jumped in popularity pre-WWII when German munitions developed a super hardened tungsten alloy core, steel clad 8mm Mauser round that was leaps ahead of any other armor piercing ammo. </p><p>The WWII German term was: Spitzgeschoss mit Stahlkern - SmKH - translated: Pointed bullet with a Wolfram core and steel jacket. I don't know if SMK has any nexus to SmKH. Another associated German term was "Munition panzerbrechend" = Armor piercing ammunition. Germany developed an improved tungsten alloy made for deadly 88mm armor piercing anti-tank rounds. Even at longer ranges (1000m), the 88's could penetrate through an American tank in any direction! </p><p>So why not develop a dangerous big game stopper? Unfortunately, China and Russia have the world's largest supply of Tungsten reserves today. JMTC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranger Rick, post: 2403281, member: 111184"] How about a little background? Tungsten aka "W" (abbreviation of Wolfram) in the periodic table is rare element and usually found in a compound. Tungsten is almost twice as heavy as lead. It is also toxic to mammals. Tungsten jumped in popularity pre-WWII when German munitions developed a super hardened tungsten alloy core, steel clad 8mm Mauser round that was leaps ahead of any other armor piercing ammo. The WWII German term was: Spitzgeschoss mit Stahlkern - SmKH - translated: Pointed bullet with a Wolfram core and steel jacket. I don't know if SMK has any nexus to SmKH. Another associated German term was "Munition panzerbrechend" = Armor piercing ammunition. Germany developed an improved tungsten alloy made for deadly 88mm armor piercing anti-tank rounds. Even at longer ranges (1000m), the 88's could penetrate through an American tank in any direction! So why not develop a dangerous big game stopper? Unfortunately, China and Russia have the world's largest supply of Tungsten reserves today. JMTC [/QUOTE]
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