expanding bullet

Expanding bullets, also known colloquially as dumdum bullets, are projectiles designed to expand on impact. This causes the bullet to increase in diameter, to combat over-penetration and produce a larger wound, thus dealing more damage to a living target. For this reason, they are used for hunting and by police departments, but are generally prohibited for use in war. Two typical designs are the hollow-point bullet and the soft-point bullet.

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dumdum bullet; mushroom bullet
bullet, 
bullet, cast bullet, hollow-point bullet, soft-point bullet, weapon functional class, 

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  cast bullet ⓘ
  bullet made by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mold

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  hollow-point bullet ⓘ
  expanding bullet type

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  soft-point bullet ⓘ
  expanding bullet with jacket open at the nose, exposing the soft tip

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		cast bullet	expanding bullet, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		hollow-point bullet	expanding bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		soft-point bullet	expanding bullet	Wikidata