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Originally Posted by LordStanley  Just what do they plan to encode on them?.... |
From what I understand is a microscopic fingerprint/serial number on the actual projectile... can you imagine the COST on this? The bill simply says encoding and California said "Oh, we will laser etch the case and bullet" - well, on impact the laser etching on the bullet will probably be trashed - so this leads to microscopic beads impregnated into/on the projectile...
Imagine Maryland being the ONLY state in the union that does this. Would Federal, Remington, Hornady setup a line for just California and Md? No ####ing way!
I will go out of state or mail-order in bulk what I need.
Here is a blurb from what they are trying to do in Cali;
Common Ground Common Sense > Bullet Serialization
In all honesty - I truly understand why, but it is HIGHLY impractical nor is it a viable solution.