dacalla@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 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-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·11 days agoThat’s a property of the copper jacket, not the lead core.
minus-squarespankysalmon@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·11 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-up2·11 days agoWell, both really. As long as the metal is sufficiently softer than the steel of the barrel.
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.