Wednesday 16 September 2015

Why cutting an 'X' into ammunition?

Cutting a round in this way guarantees that the round will fragment upon striking the body creating more severe wounds. There is a forum of ammunition specialists answering a similar question.




Bottom line: While it is not illegal to modify the rounds (though the MURDER is illegal), don't do it unless you know what you're doing since inaccuracy can cause you to lose some of your own body parts, because it may fragment even before it leaves the gun barrel causing blockage and/or explosion.



For those looking into the forum entry I listed above, a lot of acronyms abound. I found the translations of the first few:



  • JSP - Jacketed Soft Point
  • JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point
  • FMJ - Full Metal Jacket
  • HP  - Hollow Point
  • LRN - Lead Round Nose

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