Why PB ammo

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Why PB ammo

Post by Vineet » Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:14 pm

Why are ammo used by police and other armed forces put under PB category

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Re: Why PB ammo

Post by TwoRivers » Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:06 am

Probably a left-over from the times of the Raj. So the bad guys couldn't readily get their hands on ammo for rifles captured or stolen from the government. Governments/politicians, unfortunately, tend to think (?) alike. Cheers.

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Re: Why PB ammo

Post by cottage cheese » Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:36 am

....and it doesn't help that the wood-heads also include firearm types as Prohibited Bore....even when the Bores are not prohibited...
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