Anyone know the true purpose?

Nighthawk

January 13, 2007 06:46

Of wad cutter ammunition? I used to know but have forgotten, I have heard retired LEO's speak of carrying .38's loaded with wad cutters.

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  jaflowers

  January 13, 2007 06:50

  Wadcutter ammo is for target shooting. Makes really nice clean holes in the paper targets, good for scoring your shooting.

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  buschmaster

  January 13, 2007 07:06

  yep, that's what I heard too

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  Permanently deleted user

  January 13, 2007 08:17

  Try here.....gives def of all types..
  
  http://civic.bev.net/shawnee/ammo.html

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  sig232

  January 13, 2007 09:24

  quote:Originally posted by jaflowers
  Wadcutter ammo is for target shooting. Makes really nice clean holes in the paper targets, good for scoring your shooting.
  
  
  +3 I have one of the S&W model 52-2 wadcutter target pistols. Lots of fun to shoot and puts them in the center of the target. Neat little holes, make nice cloverleafs![:0][:D]

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  Ray Boone

  January 13, 2007 09:30

  The use is in the name wad cutter- they cut a nice wad out of the target with no rips that are easy to continue into the next ring, thus a friend in the butts could inflate your score. The flat shape would make them good for shooting someone, except the hollow base and soft lead prevent shooting them with high perssure/velocity loads, so they are target ammo.

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  shooter4

  January 13, 2007 13:08

  Local leo's used to use them dispatching animals, like the ones that got hit by cars bad. The wadcutter would not ricochete, it'll just flatten out.
  
  Otherwise, like said, its to cut clean/round holes in paper.
  
  In the .45, we use semi-wadcutters because full wadcutters won't feed.
  
  I sold my 52-2 about a year or so ago. I loved that gun, but now I'm stickin with .22 and .45 for bullseye.
  
  Might still have some hollow base heads layin around.

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  7.62x39

  January 13, 2007 16:27

  For target shooting

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