hollowpoint
Cavity-tipped ammunition
A hollowpoint is a bullet with a cavity in its tip, designed to expand on impact.
The expansion creates a larger wound channel and reduces the chance of the bullet passing through the target and striking something beyond.
Hollowpoints are standard for self-defense and law enforcement but prohibited in warfare by international convention.
He loaded hollowpoint rounds for home defense.
Expanding rapidly outward
- cavityEmpty space within
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
Path of moving object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- penetrationEntry into something
- riflingBarrel's helical grooves
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
muzzle · projectile · aerodynamics · spin · drag · range · accuracy · grouping
Fired metal projectile
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- roundCurved like circle
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- magazineBound periodical with articles
chamber · pistol · revolver · rifle · handgun · firearm · brass · casing
Lasting psychological wound
- incapacitationState of being disabled
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- lethalityAbility to cause death
- terminalAt the endpoint
force · injury · hemorrhage · effectiveness · neutralization
mushrooming
Expanding rapidly outward
- cavityEmpty space within
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
copper · petal · deformation · overpenetration · self-defense
trajectory
Path of moving object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- penetrationEntry into something
- riflingBarrel's helical grooves
barrel · muzzle · projectile · aerodynamics · spin · drag · range · accuracy · grouping · grain
bullet
Fired metal projectile
magazine · chamber · pistol · revolver · rifle · handgun · firearm · brass · casing · primer
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- incapacitationState of being disabled
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- lethalityAbility to cause death
terminal · force · injury · hemorrhage · effectiveness · neutralization
hollowpointFMJ
Fully jacketed projectile
armor-piercing · hardball · penetrator · military ball · jacketed
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