BULLETED SHOT HISTORY

The ammunition known today as Bulleted Shotshell Ordnance was originally created to assist a Green Beret family member serving in Vietnam. Stanley “Sonny” Kierzek , DET A-341, of the 5th Special Forces Group (12B2S MOS Combat Engineer—Spl. Forces Qualified) wrote home of the VC practice of staking live poisonous snakes along trails frequented by US troops; once bitten, death swiftly followed. Traditional shotguns, often carried when on “point” generated little more than a “rat hole” pattern at ‘big toe’ distances; the POS M16 Rifle, with it’s high front sight was even less effective.

Upon learning of this issue my father, Michael John Marcinkiewicz, decided to develop a .45 ACP pistol caliber shot round—the US Army’s service pistol at that time—which generated a BASKETBALL SIZE pattern at extreme close range. Further, in order to have true semi-automatic feed and functioning from a magazine added a hollow full caliber POINT projectile to the design—closely similar to a standard configuration “ball” round. This design yielded two significant results: reliable feed & function from ALL semi and full auto weapons PLUS a longer range, accurate POINT projectile response—suitable when encountering enemy forces!!

Sadly, my cousin never saw this ammunition; Sonny was embedded at a village named Bu Dop, close to the Cambodian border. He was part of the CIDG “Civilian Irregular Defense Group” which fought alongside villagers when enemy VC or NVA troops were encountered.

On 20 July 1965 the Bu Dop village was attacked and overrun by VietCong/NVA Forces; Sonny managed to get a ¾ ton truck and mount a .30 caliber machinegun on it—engaging the enemy and stopping their advance on his position while another Team member attempted to radio for help. When the radio was apparently inoperable the Team member told Sonny to dismount from the truck and accompany him to the commo bunker to try another radio set. Sonny refused; instead continuing his fire at the enemy forces—which allowed the Team member precious time to crawl to the commo bunker and establish radio contact.

Running the ammo belt dry, AND NOT GETTING HIT—Sonny managed to reach his bunker and grab an M16 Rifle. The bunkers in the camp were arranged in the “French Triangle” pattern to provide mutual fire support of the other Team members’ bunkers, and had an “L” shaped entryway requiring anyone following Sonny would have to make a 90 Degree turn in order to attack the defending US soldier—giving the defending US soldier the “drop” on any enemy soldiers entering.

Sonny’s M16 Rifle JAMMED as the VC/NVA soldier entered—with NO chance to clear/change weaponry—with Sonny receiving eight .30 caliber wounds in his upper thoracic region…killing him instantly.

Having exactly eight .30 caliber wounds strongly suggests that the attacking VC/NVA opponent was likely carrying a US made M1 Garand Rifle; with it’s eight round capacity “en-bloc” magazine—which prior to entering the bunker the VietCong soldier would likely charge his weapon with a fresh magazine load—which he then angrily emptied into Sonny—likely as Sonny had most probably taken a good number of the VC’s buddies and sent them along their prayer wheel…a .30 caliber machinegun does a lot of damage!

What makes this tragedy exponentially worse is the fact that Sonny grew up in Holyoke, Massachusetts; close to Springfield, Massachusetts—where the M1 Garand Rifle was produced!!!

THE MODEL AR-3TEN CARBINE

This tragic loss was the catalyst for me to design a single weapon platform that was low recoil, hard hitting, short & maneuverable; with thermal suppression and corrosion proof construction. Further, this platform would be LUBRICATION FREE; no need to have LSA or other sticky substances on weapon surfaces likely to attract dirt. In addition, the platform would serve as a RIFLE, COMBAT SHOTGUN, and SOUND SUPPRESSED weapon—simply by changing ammunition types!!!

Thus the Model AR-3Ten Carbine was born.

Status: Design Complete; awaiting production funding of platform & ammo suite.

As for those who believe that the “new” gas operated, rotating locking lug rifles currently produced by ALL weapon companies have “solved” the basic design FLAWS of the earlier M16 weapons:

Tell that to the eight soldiers who died at COP Keating; where ALL of the M4, M16, and squad weapons had JAMMED in a short timeframe—with one US soldier frantically running around and attempting to find a weapon that was operable—from the many that had been discarded previous—until he was SHOT DEAD by enemy forces!

The Military Industrial Complex is full of corrupt leaders who all perpetuate the M16’s virtues; and regardless of a gas op weapon being direct gas impingement OR op-rod, ALL have the same (if not MORE) FLAWS.

Michael D. Marcinkiewicz

Vice President

3-Ten Corporation