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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 1426386" data-attributes="member: 463">Point on bullets - very few bullets 'break apart' on impact - AFAIK softnosed hollow points normally don't, they just 'spread' a bit, which causes somewhat more tissue damage.&nbsp; Bullets designed to actually shatter on impact, dum-dum rounds, are fairly rare as well as being outlawed by the Geneva Conventions.&nbsp; Modern ones use viscous gels that are designed to have the bullet fly apart after entering the body.&nbsp; They do huge damage to soft tissue but are ineffective vs armour.&nbsp; The shrapnel effect you can get from high-velocity FMJ rounds is caused by the bullet striking and shattering bone, sending shards of bone through the body.&nbsp; The bullet itself remains intact.What bullets do do, and what helps cause those big exit wounds, is _tumble_.&nbsp; In tests it's been shown that all bullets, even .50s, will tumble when striking a body, or even just dense brush. Bullets do most of their tissue damage due to this tumble effect, while rotated and travelling 'sideways-on' to their path.&nbsp; This is actually the main reason rifle bullets are so much more damaging than handgun rounds; although kinetic shot effects are a factor, the human body aside from the skull is soft and pretty shock-resistant.&nbsp; Lucky we don't have armoured carapaces or shock effects would be much worse!&nbsp; Thus, big exit wounds are caused by bullets tumbling, and dragging large amounts of tissue out the back of the target when they exit the body. The bullet itself may be deformed somewhat - though an FMJ round striking only soft tissue won't be - but is almost certainly intact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 1426386, member: 463"] Point on bullets - very few bullets 'break apart' on impact - AFAIK softnosed hollow points normally don't, they just 'spread' a bit, which causes somewhat more tissue damage. Bullets designed to actually shatter on impact, dum-dum rounds, are fairly rare as well as being outlawed by the Geneva Conventions. Modern ones use viscous gels that are designed to have the bullet fly apart after entering the body. They do huge damage to soft tissue but are ineffective vs armour. The shrapnel effect you can get from high-velocity FMJ rounds is caused by the bullet striking and shattering bone, sending shards of bone through the body. The bullet itself remains intact. What bullets do do, and what helps cause those big exit wounds, is _tumble_. In tests it's been shown that all bullets, even .50s, will tumble when striking a body, or even just dense brush. Bullets do most of their tissue damage due to this tumble effect, while rotated and travelling 'sideways-on' to their path. This is actually the main reason rifle bullets are so much more damaging than handgun rounds; although kinetic shot effects are a factor, the human body aside from the skull is soft and pretty shock-resistant. Lucky we don't have armoured carapaces or shock effects would be much worse! Thus, big exit wounds are caused by bullets tumbling, and dragging large amounts of tissue out the back of the target when they exit the body. The bullet itself may be deformed somewhat - though an FMJ round striking only soft tissue won't be - but is almost certainly intact. [/QUOTE]

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