frangible bullet

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• frangible bullet — noun : a bullet used in firing practice that breaks into powder or fragments upon contact with the target and does not penetrate …   Useful english dictionary

• Frangible — A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming plastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. A common cookie or cracker are examples of frangible materials, while… …   Wikipedia

• Bullet — This article is about firearms projectiles. For other uses, see Bullet (disambiguation). Lead soft point, boat tailed, copper jacketed bullets A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain… …   Wikipedia

• bullet, frangible —    A projectile to disintegrate upon impact on a hard surface in order to minimize ricochet or spatter …   Forensic science glossary

• Expanding bullet — Dumdum redirects here. For other uses, see Dum Dums (disambiguation). Dum dum bullet redirects here. For other uses, see Dum Dum Bullet (Album). For the city near Kolkata, India, see Dum Dum. Drawings from 1870 of a hollow point express rifle… …   Wikipedia

• Full metal jacket bullet — A full metal jacket (or FMJ) is a bullet encased in a shell of copper alloy (such as gilding metal or cupronickel) or a steel alloy shell. This shell can extend around all of the bullet, or often just the front and sides with the rear left as… …   Wikipedia

• Glaser Safety Slug — Glaser Safety Slug, Inc. is a small American ammunition company based in Sturgis, South Dakota (the same location as Cor Bon). The Glaser Safety Slug, a frangible bullet, is the company s most well known product. The company was founded in 1975,… …   Wikipedia

• Ricochet — A ricochet (pronEng|ˈrɪkəʃeɪ RICK uh shay ) is a rebound, bounce or skip off a surface, particularly in the case of a projectile. The possibility of ricochet is one of the reasons for the common firearms safety rule Be sure of your target and of… …   Wikipedia

• FN Five-seven — Infobox Weapon name= Five seven caption= The FN Five seve USG with a SureFire light. origin=flagcountry|Belgium type= Semi automatic pistol is ranged=yes service= used by= wars= designer= design date=2000 manufacturer=FN Herstal production… …   Wikipedia

• Terminal ballistics — Terminal ballistics, a sub field of ballistics, is the study of the behavior of a projectile when it hits its target. It is often referred to as stopping power when dealing with human or other living targets. Terminal ballistics is as relevant… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of military abbreviations — List of terms, acronyms, information, related to modern armour, artillery, infantry, weapons, and related military subject matter.* AA anti aircraft * AAA anti aircraft artillery Triple A * AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle * AAD Armoured… …   Wikipedia