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Old 05-10-2005, 06:06 AM   #17 (permalink)
hrdwareguy
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Originally Posted by Gilda
Getting 50 rounds with the same serial number and a test round from the same batch is pretty simple. Mark 51 rounds in a row, pack 50, take the extra to test fire or for quality control purposes.

Being able to track a bullet to the person who bought it seems to have good investigative use to me.
The problem with that is you don't test fire 1 in 50. You may only test fire 1 in 1000.

I agree that being able to trace back is a good thing. Instead of tracing the bullet though, it would be a lot easier, and more eficient to trace back to the gun. A lot fewer guns are sold than bullets.
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