'preciate the insights. it makes perfectly good sense that the rifling perforates and allows the plastic capsule to blow apart under pressure.

i knew there were at least a few would have a perspective that would help the overall understanding. i guess they switched to plastic bubbles as a cost saving measure.

actually i hardly ever carry the stuff. i can hit up close pretty darn ok with my mark2, ss std. pistol. usually cci mini-mags, but at that distance it don't much matter.

and further if the first shot fired needs to weigh a solid 40 grains, then it's right there.