#hollowpoint bullets

[forensicfield]

Bullet (A Complete Overview)

A bullet is a kinetic projectile that is fired from a gun barrel as part of firearm ammunition. The phrase comes from Middle French and means "little ball."

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[historyandwarfare]

Hollowpoint bullets

Hollowpoint bullets have been a very controversial topic for nearly two decades now. They have often been the focal point of the anti-gun campaign, despite not being anything new. Hollowpoint ammunition has appeared near the end of the 19th century, a time from which also dates the common nickname – “dum-dum bullets”, which came from the town of Dum Dum in India (near Calcutta), where British…

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