dacalla@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoMost gun owners use lead ammunition, yet half don’t practice hygiene behaviors after shootinghsph.harvard.eduexternal-linkmessage-square382fedilinkarrow-up1612arrow-down121
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minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 days agoLead being a soft material is a part of it too. A lead bullet deforms on impact, getting wider, which causes more damage as it passes through flesh.
minus-squarediabeetusman@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·13 days agoIt also deforms in the barrel, allowing the grooves to impart a spin, improving accuracy
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·12 days agoThat’s a property of the copper jacket, not the lead core.
minus-squarespankysalmon@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·12 days agoNope. The core is the strength of the bullet. If it were steel, you can bet your ass that thin copper jacket is not going to magically allow the bullet to squish through the barrel.
minus-squarerabidhamster@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoWell, both really. As long as the metal is sufficiently softer than the steel of the barrel.
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-213 days agoalso easy to DIY lead bullets for cost and prepper types.
Lead being a soft material is a part of it too.
A lead bullet deforms on impact, getting wider, which causes more damage as it passes through flesh.
It also deforms in the barrel, allowing the grooves to impart a spin, improving accuracy
That’s a property of the copper jacket, not the lead core.
Nope. The core is the strength of the bullet. If it were steel, you can bet your ass that thin copper jacket is not going to magically allow the bullet to squish through the barrel.
Well, both really. As long as the metal is sufficiently softer than the steel of the barrel.
also easy to DIY lead bullets for cost and prepper types.