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Has anyone tried G2 R.I.P ammo

Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:18 pm
Posted by Team Alpha Beast
Member since Mar 2016
743 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:18 pm
R.I.P. Ammo

Looks interesting. Anybody tried it?
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 2:19 pm
Posted by jdavid1
Member since Jan 2014
2466 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:21 pm to
At first I was like , then I was like
Posted by ChatRabbit77
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
5861 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:21 pm to
It is a gimmick.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
30829 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:26 pm to
I tried it once.

Shot myself.

Im still alive, save your money and buy something else that works.
Posted by Scooba
Member since Jun 2013
19999 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:28 pm to
It has similar marketing of the ZOMBIE rounds, neither of which I would ever use or purchase.

Fun way to waste money during target practice, but try explaining to the jury that you are sane and claiming self defense with a round called R.I.P.
Posted by bapple
Capital City
Member since Oct 2010
11896 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:47 pm to
quote:

It is a gimmick.


+1

The small petals that break off do not penetrate enough to do real damage. So basically they would sit at the surface of the wound and a small 380-sized core is left over that penetrates effectively.

Is it still effective? Sure. Is it the most effective hollow point to stack the cards in your favor? Definitely no.

quote:

Hornady Zombie Max


This was marketed very well and had good sales but it was the exact same design as Hornady Critical Defense. So while it may have looked really bad in court to have defended yourself with "zombie" ammo, it is still an effective self defense round. It makes the RIP look like a bb from a pellet gun.
Posted by fisherbm1112
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
6567 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:57 pm to
I have some that I bought for the shits and giggles of buying it but I have never shot them and would never want to rely on them. I have read a lot of research on them and the "facts" that they push have been disproved by a lot of people.
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
4526 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:05 pm to
quote:

It has similar marketing of the ZOMBIE rounds


I bought a few boxes of this in the past. It was cheaper than the regular ballistic tips.
Posted by Team Alpha Beast
Member since Mar 2016
743 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:10 pm to
Thanks. I appreciate the responses.

Cool video, shite product :lol
Posted by dawg23
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Jul 2011
5065 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 4:34 pm to
Accurate summation.
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65045 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 4:43 pm to
I don't know anyone personally. I can't wrap my mind around it.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56058 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 7:27 pm to
I found the video kind of amusing....the narrator sounds like a dastardly villan...I am sure that when he laughs, it sounds like Dracula laughing.
Posted by AthensRattler
Classic City, GA
Member since Dec 2013
912 posts
Posted on 5/5/16 at 9:41 pm to
Those guys are near Athens and a coworker and her husband invested in the company early. They are friends with the owners, and she offers to bring me in for a tour of the production facility.

I don't have the heart to tell her I think it's a useless gimmick and not to mention the possible legal ramifications of a self defense situation with these bullets, as many already mentioned.

She even has a keychain with one of these projectiles on it.
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