bullet

A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. They are made of a variety of materials, such as copper, lead, steel, polymer, rubber and even wax; and are made in various shapes and constructions, including specialized functions such as hunting, target shooting, training, and combat. Bullets are often tapered, making them more aerodynamic. Bullet size is expressed by weight and diameter in both imperial and metric measurement systems. Bullets do not normally contain explosives but strike or damage the intended target by transferring kinetic energy upon impact and penetration.

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15,2 × 169 mm, Airsoft pellet, Blondeau slug, blunderbuss, BM15, Breda M37, Browning BLR, cartridge, cast, expanding, Foster slug, Franchi SPAS-15, frangible, Furrer submachine gun, Gerlich, heeled, hollow-base, Hwacha, Marlin Model 336, Mayer slug, Minié ball, musket, plastic, Poleva slug, Puff, rubber, shell, shotgun slug, slingshot ball, smart, Smålänning, spitzer, sponge grenade, Springfield Model 1892-99, wax, weapon functional class, 

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  Airsoft pellet ⓘ
  Projectiles used by airsoft guns

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  Blondeau slug ⓘ
  

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  BM15 ⓘ
  type of ammunition

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

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  expanding bullet ⓘ
  bullets that expand on impact

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  Foster slug ⓘ
  

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  frangible bullet ⓘ
  bullets designed to reduce ricochet risk

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  Gerlich bullet ⓘ
  

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  heeled bullet ⓘ
  design of bullet where the internal diameter of the barrel is often, but not always, the same diameter as the cartridge case

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  hollow-base bullet ⓘ
  Firearm bullet with a pit in its base

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  Mayer slug ⓘ
  

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  Minié ball ⓘ
  type of conical projectile for mid 19th century rifles

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  plastic bullet ⓘ
  less-lethal projectile

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  Poleva slug ⓘ
  weapon model

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  Puff bullet ⓘ
  

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  rubber bullet ⓘ
  rubber or rubber-coated projectiles that can be fired from either standard firearms or dedicated riot guns

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  shell ⓘ
  exploding artillery projectile

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  shotgun slug ⓘ
  type of ammunition used mainly in hunting game

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  slingshot ball ⓘ
  

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  smart bullet ⓘ
  Guided bullet

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  spitzer ⓘ
  type of bullet

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  sponge grenade ⓘ
  less-lethal projectile

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  wax bullet ⓘ
  non-lethal bullet made of wax

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  cartridge ⓘ
  type of ammunition packaging that includes a bullet or shot, a propellant substance, and a primer within a metallic, paper, or plastic case

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  15,2 × 169 mm ⓘ
  

Frameless

Bullet factory Woolwich Arsenal Flickr 4615368566 36c09cc218 o

Post-Medieval Lead Shot (FindID 810907)

Kugelzange

Bullets made at Animal Trap Company of America 8d10741v

Frangible bullet stress test

Cal12 N°8 (rotation 90deg)

Ballistic Tip

Hands of Mrs. Julian Bachman, a gauge inspector 31909v

Black pistol, model Walther PPK / S with seven cartridges in caliber .380

Dead tree (with bullet from the warlike attack in 1866) in Arkadi Monastery (Μονή Αρκαδίου) in Rethmyno Regional District, Crete, Greece (2023)

• Stray bullet: An accidental killer during riot control - scientific article published on September 10, 2011, Q1860, online
• An amazing gunshot injury of the head and neck - scientific article published on April 1, 2004, Q1860, online
• A bullet in the maxillary sinus - scientific article published on July 1, 2006, Q1860, online
• The experimental and numerical investigation of pistol bullet penetrating soft tissue simulant - scientific article published on 19 February 2015, Q1860
• “The Flipping Bullet” with Associated Intramedullary Dystrophic Calcification: An Unusual Cause for Migratory Myelopathy and Radiculopathy - scientific article published on 27 August 2012, Q1860, online
• Bullet embolisation from injured inferior cava vein to the right ventricle - scientific article published in January 2010, Q1860, online
• Bullet embolisation from injured inferior cava vein to the right ventricle - scientific article published in January 2010, Q1860, online
• Detection of bullet residue in bone using proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) analysis. - scientific article published on January 1986

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		Airsoft pellet	airsoft-related item, sports equipment, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Blondeau slug	hunting weapon, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		BM15	ammunition, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		cast bullet	expanding bullet, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		expanding bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Foster slug	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		frangible bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Gerlich bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		heeled bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		hollow-base bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Mayer slug	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Minié ball	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		plastic bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Poleva slug	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Puff bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		rubber bullet	ammunition, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		shell	ammunition, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		shotgun slug	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		slingshot ball	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		smart bullet	smart object, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		spitzer	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		sponge grenade	baton round, rubber bullet, non-lethal weapon, bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon		wax bullet	bullet	Wikidata
class	weapon	1812	cartridge	explosive device, product, bullet, ammunition	Wikidata
class	weapon	1980	15,2 × 169 mm	bullet	Wikidata
link	page		Tesauro Museus page@		Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Bullet factory Woolwich Arsenal Flickr 4615368566 36c09cc218 o		Commons
commons	image		Post-Medieval Lead Shot (FindID 810907)		Commons
commons	image		Kugelzange		Commons
commons	image		Bullets made at Animal Trap Company of America 8d10741v		Commons
commons	image		Frangible bullet stress test		Commons
commons	image		Cal12 N°8 (rotation 90deg)		Commons
commons	image		Ballistic Tip		Commons
commons	image		Hands of Mrs. Julian Bachman, a gauge inspector 31909v		Commons
commons	image		Black pistol, model Walther PPK / S with seven cartridges in caliber .380		Commons
commons	image		Dead tree (with bullet from the warlike attack in 1866) in Arkadi Monastery (Μονή Αρκαδίου) in Rethmyno Regional District, Crete, Greece (2023)		Commons