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...250px|An example of FMJ bullets in their usual shapes: pointed ("[[Spitzer bullet|spitzer]]") for the [[7.62x39mm]] [[rifle]] and round-nosed for the [[7.62x ... core materials. This bullet type distinguishes itself from [[hollow point bullet]]s.

...aws, such as prohibition on possession of tracer ammunition, handgun armor piercing ammunition, .50 BMG rifles, and the sale or transfer of magazines with a ca ...[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_7_47/ai_75287344 "Bite The Bullet" Guns Magazine, July 2001]</ref>, when in fact the word Magnum is rather me

... [[.30-06 Springfield|M1906 .30-06]] cartridge with a 150-grain, flat-base bullet. ...ew M1 Ball (172-grain boat-tail bullet) and the M1906 (150-grain flat-base bullet) ammunition.<ref name="Dunlap309">Dunlap, Roy, ''Ordnance Went Up Front'',

...nks]] are used. The new tungsten cored M993 [[Armor-piercing bullet|Armor-piercing]] rounds may also be fired in the M60 as well, though they did not enter th

...ol. A weapon originally designed, made and intended to fire a projectile (bullet) from one or more barrels when held in one hand, and having: a) a chamber(s ...nition for Firearms Other than Ammunition for Destructive Devices or Armor Piercing Ammunition

... used in a [[firearm]] or [[cannon]] to fire a [[projectile]], such as a [[bullet]], that is smaller than the [[caliber|bore]] diameter. The term is also app Spindle sabots are the standard western type armor piercing ammunition type. Two and three piece spindle type sabots are shown in the

'''Teflon-coated bullets''' are handgun [[bullet]]s that have been covered with a coating of Teflon to reduce [[barrel]] wea ...er of Teflon to reduce barrel wear. The inventors named the round the "KTW Bullet," after their initials.

===Classes of bullet=== There are three basic classes of [[bullet]]:

...weapons used by military snipers like the [[M82 Barrett rifle]] with armor piercing rounds, would '''not''' be suitable for taking use on a soft target in a ci

|bullet=7.82 mm (0.308 in) ...er case neck but identical overall length, and a higher velocity [[spitzer bullet]]. There were three main production runs of the round that roughly correspo

|bullet=.511 ...all]], [[Tracer ammunition|tracer]], [[Armor-piercing shot and shell|armor piercing]], [[incendiary]], and [[sabot]]ed [[sub-caliber round]]s. The rounds inten

|bullet=5.680 mm (0.2236 in) ...llow air space also makes the bullet's point prone to deformation when the bullet strikes anything solid, inducing yaw. The brown-lacquered steel case is [[B

|bullet=5.69 mm (0.224 in) ...better long-range performance, specifically to meet a requirement that the bullet be able to penetrate through one side of a steel helmet at 600 m. Some beli

|bullet= 5.7 mm (0.224 in) |btype1= SS90 [[Armor piercing round|AP]] [[Full metal jacket bullet|FMJ]]

|bullet=7.90 mm (0.311 in) ...is what causes the AK-47 to have distinctively curved magazines. While the bullet design itself has gone through a few redesigns, the cartridge itself remain

|bullet=7.82 mm (0.308 in) ... [[.30-06 Springfield]]. While the cartridge itself is shorter, the actual bullet and loadings are about the same (muzzle velocities on the order of 860 m/s

|bullet=8.20 mm (0.323 in) ...ripper clip]] in the [[Gewehr 88]] (or Rifle 88) rifle. The 7.92x57mm IS [[bullet]] was lighter, pointed, and 8.2 mm (.323 inches) in diameter instead of 8.0

...ammunition; for a modern small arms cartridge this is the combination of [[bullet]], [[propellant]], [[Percussion cap#Primers|primer]] and cartridge case in ... explode in mid-air, so its fragments will spread over a large area. Armor-piercing ammunition tends to be hard, sharp, and narrow, often with lubrication. Inc

...big-game hunting. The anti-tank rifle would follow the same route: a large bullet with a high velocity and the ability to penetrate armour. ...lar infantry rifle. It had an increased propelling charge and a steel core bullet. This had about a 30% chance of penetrating the 8&nbsp;mm armour of contemp

...llery fuzes are nose fuzes. However, base fuzes have been used with armour piercing shells and for squash head (HESH or HEP) anti-tank shells. At least one nuc ...nt meaning for artillery in other parts of the English speaking world) or "bullet" fired downrange. This may or may not be an explosive device. Traditionally

...on the 351 Winchester Self loading case necked down to accept a 8 mm Lebel bullet. it was first introduced to the Army Technical Service on July, 6th, 1918. ... the same cartridge case head as the standard [[7.92x57mm Mauser]] and the bullet was made from the same diameter rod.

...is tested in combat.The Meunier was the first rifle to use a high velocity bullet at a speed in excess of 1000 meters per second. ... Valence and adopted in 1948; a 7.5x38mm variant using a partial aluminium bullet was abandoned in 1947. The AME 49 under the name Carabine Mitrailleuse 1950

...ing the Bullets", Op/ED in The Washington Post, January 14, 1995</ref> The bullet also had a unique appearance with a star shaped perforation on the black ti .../coms2/summary_0286-2750636_ITM Hex Bullet Hi-Jinx: Taurus' capable copper bullet] by Charles E. Petty, American Handgunner, March 10, 2003</ref>

...le, revolver etc." <ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bullet bullet - Definitions from Dictionary.com]</ref> However, bullets for air guns ar ...ired cloth or leather patches to grip the rifling grooves, and to hold the bullet securely against the powder.

...t weapon with sufficient energy to push a large caliber bullet through the armor would have prohibitive recoil. The small bullets are generally designed to ...penetrating, weapons will become more common, due to a rise in use of body armor, making weaker weapons ineffective. Stacked against this is mainly the amou

...ation, Hathcock concluded that the only feasible way he could have put the bullet straight down the enemy's scope and through his eye would have been if both ...in interviews that he would normally use only standard [[full metal jacket bullet|military ball]] ammunition. Because of these caveats and the lack of solid

... Electrically-fired cartridges have also been made. A cartridge without a bullet is called a [[blank cartridge|blank]], one that is completely inert is call ...rearm, and in extreme cases injury or death of the user. The diameter of a bullet is measured either as a decimal fraction of an inch, or in millimeters. The

| bullet = 14.88 mm (0.586 in) ...K2y1ILNAhVD3mMKHY3sAt0Q6AEIIjAB "Armor"], Volume 81 Issue 6. United States Armor Association. 1972. Page 43.</ref>