hollow point
Cavity-tipped ammunition projectile
A hollow point is a bullet with a cavity in its tip, designed to expand on impact and transfer more energy to the target.
This expansion causes larger wound channels than solid bullets and reduces the risk of passing through and hitting unintended targets.
Hollow points are standard in law enforcement and self-defense ammunition: The detective recovered a hollow point from the wall.
Increase in scope
- mushroomingExpanding rapidly outward
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- penetrationEntry into something
- velocityDirected rate of motion
trajectory · energy transfer · cavitation · deformation · rifling · muzzle velocity · soft tissue · impact
expansion
Increase in scope
- mushroomingExpanding rapidly outward
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- penetrationEntry into something
velocity · trajectory · energy transfer · cavitation · deformation · rifling · muzzle velocity · soft tissue · impact · kinetic energy
bullet
Fired metal projectile
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cavity
Empty space within
ogive · skiving · notch · serration · bonded · core · boat tail · flat nose · federal
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- air gunsair rifle, air pistol, BB gun, pellet gun, pellet rifle
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- gun lawsgun control, gun rights, gun laws, gun safety, gun permits
- Reloadingprimers, powder, brass, bullets, dies
- ammunition partsprimer, bullet, casing, powder, cartridge
hollow pointarmor-piercing
Defeats protective plating
FMJ · solid core · hardball · penetrator · round nose
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