Bullets

thumb|7.5×55mm Swiss full metal jacket, armor piercing, tracer, and spitzer projectiles. The three bullets on the right show [[cannelure evolution.]] thumb|Schlieren imaging|Schlieren image sequence of a bullet traveling in free-flight, demonstrating the air pressure dynamics surrounding the 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 (depending on the intended applications), including

bullets that expand on impact

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

type of conical projectile for mid 19th century rifles

type of cartridge for a firearm that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot

Type of ammunition consisting of a soft metal core surrounded by a jacket of harder metal

expanding bullet type

idiom

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

thumb|.32 ACP full metal jacket, [[.32 S&W Long wadcutter, .380 ACP jacketed hollow point (L-R)]] A wadcutter is a special-purpose flat-fronted bullet specifically designed for shooting paper targets, usually at close range and at subsonic velocities typically under approximately . Wadcutters have also found favor for use in self-defense guns, such as .38 caliber snubnosed revolvers, due to shorter barrel lengths, lower bullet velocities, and improved lethality. Wadcutters are often used in handgun and airgun competitions.

type of bullet

non-lethal bullet made of wax

less-lethal projectile

less-lethal projectile

anti-zeppilin ammunition

type of ammunition