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I know that laws vary from state to state and that this is a very tough question to answer but I am considering reloading some 5.7 X 28 using the SS109 bullet listed as FMJBT (Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail). I am thinking that with the 62 grain bullet it will be easier to stay sub-sonic (needed purely for conservation of what hearing I have left) and I found a source that is offering the FMJBT SS109 for a good price.
Now being in Florida, I consulted the state laws on what is considered an AP bullett and this is what I found:
Chapter 790 WEAPONS AND FIREARMS
790.31 Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited.--
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Armor-piercing bullet" means any bullet which has a steel inner core or core of equivalent hardness and a truncated cone and which is designed for use in a handgun as an armor-piercing or metal-piercing bullet.
Now the SS109 being listed as a FMJBT and not a FMJTC (Full Metal Jacket Truncated Cone) seems NOT to apply here as the bullet does not have a truncated cone. Now the other part about being used in a handgun like the Five-Seven would also not seem to apply because of the lack of the truncated cone.
The other issue is the PS90. Am I reading this correctly to mean that even if the SS109 did have a truncated cone, it would be OK if only used in the PS90 and not the Five-SeveN?
Damn, this **** is so confusing that it makes you go nuts trying to wade through all the BS regulations. And then there is the aspect of whether the SS109 can even be considered AP because it is a .22 caliber which means that it is exempt from the GCA of 1968.
Just trying to stay legal and looking for accurate information as to the above questions.
TIA
Now being in Florida, I consulted the state laws on what is considered an AP bullett and this is what I found:
Chapter 790 WEAPONS AND FIREARMS
790.31 Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited.--
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Armor-piercing bullet" means any bullet which has a steel inner core or core of equivalent hardness and a truncated cone and which is designed for use in a handgun as an armor-piercing or metal-piercing bullet.
Now the SS109 being listed as a FMJBT and not a FMJTC (Full Metal Jacket Truncated Cone) seems NOT to apply here as the bullet does not have a truncated cone. Now the other part about being used in a handgun like the Five-Seven would also not seem to apply because of the lack of the truncated cone.
The other issue is the PS90. Am I reading this correctly to mean that even if the SS109 did have a truncated cone, it would be OK if only used in the PS90 and not the Five-SeveN?
Damn, this **** is so confusing that it makes you go nuts trying to wade through all the BS regulations. And then there is the aspect of whether the SS109 can even be considered AP because it is a .22 caliber which means that it is exempt from the GCA of 1968.
Just trying to stay legal and looking for accurate information as to the above questions.
TIA