Most U.S. gun owners use lead-based ammunition and primers, and nearly half don’t engage in any post-shooting hygiene behaviors such as changing their clothes or showering, a study found.
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.
Kinetic energy = (mass * velocity²)/2. It’s not as important as velocity, but yeah it’s important. The real key is that it is soft. Meaning it will deform more readily when it impacts a target. When it deforms it spreads out, creates a larger wound channel, and more effectively dumps its energy into the object it hit target than just cleanly passing through.
That said, these days there is a big push to move to all copper bullets for hunting. They’re more expensive, they don’t deform quite as well, but they do consistently pedal now, they don’t shed mass, and they’re basically inert to our bodies. I practice with cheaper lead core bullets, but I have the more expensive copper stuff to hunt with.
And heavier is better because it does more damage?
It maintains more momentum.
Throw a ping pong ball and a golf ball, see which goes farther.
Also, it’s easier to throw a golf ball accurately than it is to throw a ping pong ball.
Also golf ball hurts hell of a lot more.
Also, golf balls have cute little dimples.
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.
Kinetic energy = (mass * velocity²)/2. It’s not as important as velocity, but yeah it’s important. The real key is that it is soft. Meaning it will deform more readily when it impacts a target. When it deforms it spreads out, creates a larger wound channel, and more effectively dumps its energy into the object it hit target than just cleanly passing through.
That said, these days there is a big push to move to all copper bullets for hunting. They’re more expensive, they don’t deform quite as well, but they do consistently pedal now, they don’t shed mass, and they’re basically inert to our bodies. I practice with cheaper lead core bullets, but I have the more expensive copper stuff to hunt with.