What's the purpose of incendiary ammo?

[davy]

What's the function of these rounds?

http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/catalog1/product_info.php/pName/20rds-223-super-incendiary-ammo

I would imagine they would be THE BEST defense rounds because they actually burn upon impact?

Would make an awful mess, but still, can't imagine anybody would be able to keep on fighting after getting shot with one of these?

Will these foul up the gun? Are these legal?

[Cobrafreak]

Shorter barrel life I suppose as ignited magnesium can burn through everything on the planet. They are to catch things on fire. Probably against Geneva Convention rules to shoot humans with. Would hurt like HE LL!

[armygunsmith]

Not legal in CA as far as I know. They do have a may uses though. Sometimes they are used for marking targets, but generally they are used to engage targets where a secondary explosion is desired.

[ChrisTKHarris]

Light crap on fire.

[davy]

So these are NOT legal in CA.

Can anybody confirm this?

[sd1023x]

Incendiary & tracer ammo illegal in CA.....considered 'destructive devices'.

[davy]

Thanks, won't get to play with those than.

[bubbapug1]

So a 750 grain bullet traveling at 2800 feet is not a destructive device on its own??

[Kodemonkey]

Yeah, incendiary rounds and dry brush are just a bad idea. In all the canyons I shoot, there is at least something waiting to go ablaze.

As others have pointed out they are illegal in CA anyway. And I believe that is probably the reason for it. There is some common sense in that law.

[John Sukey]

But don't confuse the two. One starts fires and the other one lets you know where the bullet is going.

[CSACANNONEER]

They would SUCK as SD rounds. They do not ignite until they hit a hard object. They are made to penetrate hard objects and explode. I have a piece of 3/8 mild steel that one did not completely penetrate at 1000 yards. So, they are not going to penetrate heavy armor at long distances.

Incendiary & tracer ammo illegal in CA.....considered 'destructive devices'.

Not all tracer rounds are illegal in Ca! I have a couple of cases of 12g tracers and they are California legal!!!!!

So a 750 grain bullet traveling at 2800 feet is not a destructive device on its own??

50BMG API and incindary rounds are not 750 grain bullets.

But don't confuse the two. One starts fires and the other one lets you know where the bullet is going.

They can both start fires. Tracers have probably started more fires than Incindaries and APIs have.

[stormy_clothing]

let me just say that public or private use of these in CA is not recommended, legal or not it's a whole other world of perception.

[Connor P Price]

It's a heat seeking bullet! DUH!

[Iggy]

It's a heat seeking bullet! DUH!

Haha, man people are so misinformed...

[Omega13device]

A little bit of trivia...in WWII our fighter planes used .50 cal incendiary rounds to great effect against enemy aircraft. Just one through the gas tank and bye bye.