The metal jacket bullet is not the deadliest bullet ever made—expanding rounds are far more destructive to soft tissue. But it is arguably the most important bullet ever made. It represents a compromise: between penetration and expansion, between military law and terminal performance, and between the cost of shooting and the longevity of your firearm.
A metal jacket bullet typically consists of three main components: metal jacket bullet
From the trenches of World War I to the precision lanes of Olympic shooting, the metal jacket bullet is a story of solving a brutal problem with elegant material science. The metal jacket bullet is not the deadliest
Traditional lead bullets are cheap and malleable, which is good for engaging rifling. However, they have two major flaws: they deform violently upon impact (expansion) and they leave deposits of lead fouling in the barrel. A metal jacket bullet typically consists of three