Multiple impact bullet, or MIB for short, is not your standard pellet-type round, such as the buckshot, and scattershot used in shotguns, but rather a .45-mm handgun-type ammunition. MIB holds three projectile fragments that spread themselves in a specific pattern every time they're fired, thereby increasing hit probability and decreasing collateral damage. In essence, they're a law-enforcement officer's dream.
The 3-in-1 round was invented by entrepreneur and game hunter Todd Kuchman from Colorado, with the goal of increasing gun accuracy of nervous shooters. By employing a ballistic-strength fiber in the center of each bullet, Kuchman was able to contain the three shrapnel fragments within a finite distance of 14 inches across a Y-shaped pattern. This controlled distance makes the bullet ideal for hostage rescue squads aiming to take down a perpetrator holding a hostage close, as seen in most cliche'd cop movies.
A question of legality inevitably arises when dealing with the sale and manufacture of a new kind of deadly weapon. Technically speaking, any type of ammunition is legal in the United States so long as it's not armor piercing, according to Earl Griffith, firearms technology expert for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
The wide shot range increases hit probability
The bullets can be purchased only from Kuchman's company, Advanced Ballistics Concepts, for $5 to $6 a pop, depending on whether customers opt for the .45-mm handgun or 12-guage shotgun shells. The company has made a total of $100,000 in profits with the first two weeks, but gun analyst speculate that it'll be difficult for a newcomer to succeed in a market traditionally dominated by the historic firms Winchester and Remington. Chiseling a segment of the market will involve many more years of extensive testing, as well as the adoption by law enforcement agencies, and frankly, I think this type deadly technology needs a bit more regulation.
Via CNN
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