Black Rhino

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Black Rhino rounds

Black Rhinos were a multi-caliber bullet that was controversially known as a "cop killer" for its lethal armor piercing capabilities. Like the Black Talon (see Black Talon), Black Rhinos were jacketed hollow points that would expand on contact and fragment on contact. A federal ban was to be placed on Black Rhinos but was the ban was unable to be placed because they were made of carbon-based plastics called polymers. The Signature Products Corp. in Huntsville, AL are the company that made Black Rhinos. The inventor, a research chemist, defended the bullet by saying they were "a strictly defensive round" for people protecting themselves against intruders or attackers.

Calibers

Black Rhinos were made in the following calibers:

• 9mm Luger
• 10mm Auto
• .40 S&W
• .45 ACP
• .357 Magnum
• .44 Magnum
• .300 Winchester Magnum
• .308 Winchester
• .338 Winchester Magnum
• .30-06 Springfield

Concept

Black Rhinos were jacketed hollow point bullets that would expand and fragment on contact. Similar to that of the Radically Invasive Projectile, the polymer plastic would expand, fragmenting into thousands of tiny, sharp shards that would pierce the internal organs. It is said that death is almost "nearly instantaneously".

Types

There were two specifically designed types of Black Rhino bullets: one made to pierce armor and one made specifically to penetrate human flesh. Both lethal enough to kill in a simple yet gruesome fashion.

See also

• Black Talon
• Hollow-point bullet
• Plastic-tipped bullet

Further reading

• "Lethal New Ammunition Penetrates a Federal Ban". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 27, 1994. p. A10.

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