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Is 7N6 banned? ›

7n6 is banned because there are assign laws about the importation of “armor piercing” ammunition, and 7n6 was marketed as “improved penetration”, which apparently qualifies it to be banned from import by the ATF.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives classified the 7N6 cartridge as "armor piercing handgun ammunition" on 7 April 2014, and, as such, it is illegal to import from Russia to the United States. The 7N10 "improved penetration" cartridge was introduced in 1992.

Although 'poison bullets' would sum up to the mind riacin tipped projectiles or some nurotoxin, the practicality of handing such infected agents and how they would perform under heat and stress of being fired means such a concept is generally unpractical.

The ATF has pulled the plug because steel core ammo, classed as “armor piercing,” cannot be imported if it can be used in pistols. One of the hottest gun topics on the internet this week has been the rumored import ban on steel core 5.45x39mm ammunition.

The 7N6 is a FMJ round introduced in 1974. Briefly called 5N7 before being renamed. It is the first version of the 5.45x39mm round and uses a mild steel core.

The name was created for the 5.45X39mm ammunition used by the Soviet Union in Afghanistan; this is the Russian counterpart to the 5.56X45mm ammunition used by American AR type rifles.

Purple bullets do in fact exist. They are called PC bullets. They have a polymer coating instead of brass or copper. That basically means the actual bullet is a lead core surrounded by a polymer coating in a casing. Supposedly they are more accurate and cleaner rounds.

To protect the lives and safety of law enforcement officers from the threat posed by ammunition capable of penetrating a protective vest when fired from a handgun, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), as amended, prohibits the import, manufacture, and distribution of "armor piercing ammunition" as defined by the statute.

The US Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory measured a ballistic coefficient (G7 BC) of 0.168 and form factor (G7 i) of 0.929 for the 7N6 projectile, which indicates good aerodynamic efficiency and external ballistic performance for the bullet diameter.

Can 7.62 pierce body armor? ›

Common rifle rounds, like the . 223 Remington or 7.62x39mm, are known to penetrate lower levels of body armor.

Armor-piercing handgun ammunition is federally banned for civilian use or ownership in the U.S. Per 18 United States Code, § 921(a)(17)(B).

It depends on the gun

Experiments using ballistic gelatine to mimic the human body suggest that a 9mm bullet from a handgun will penetrate about 60cm through human fat tissue. A fully jacketed bullet from an assault rifle, such as an AK-47, will go much further and can easily shoot through a brick wall.

In terms of shelf life, ammunition generally doesn't expire or go bad. Many manufacturers will list an expiration date of ten years past the manufacturer date, but that's more for legal reasons than it is for safety reasons. If it's stored correctly, then there's no real known limit to how long you can keep ammunition.

All Russian ammo was banned for import to the U.S. as of Sept. 7, 2021, but the cheap 7.62 x 39 mm bullets – favored by many Americans for target practice with semiautomatic rifles – kept flowing because of a State Department loophole allowing existing and pending import permits to stand.

Federal law prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, or delivery of armor-piercing ammunition, with very limited exceptions. Licensed dealers are prohibited from “willfully” transferring armor-piercing ammunition.

Introduced in Senate (01/23/2023) This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).