Polycase Inceptor ARX Ammunition Fragments In Barrier Tests

By Bob Owens | 6:30 PM | December 21, 2016

Polycase’s Inceptor ARX ammunition is a fascinating material manufactured from a polymer/copper blend. Its performance in bare gelatin and through four layers into denim, however, lags behind premium hollowpoints, and as the video shows above, completely fails through intermediate barriers.

Based on this performance I think that The Chopping Block is probably right that Polycase’s materials are mis-marketed. I think that ARX should go the way of the dodo, and that the brand should focus on the Inceptor RNP line and their excellent qualities as a frangible round that would likely excel in shoot houses and against steel targets.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.