NCJ Number
103228
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 30 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1985) Pages: 760-772
Date Published
1985
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This is a study of commercially available .22-caliber rimfire ammunition manufactured to explode on bullet impact.
Abstract
Factors considered were bullet velocity, angle of impact, missile deformation, and depth of penetration and cavitation in ordinance gelatin. Microscopic, radiographic, and high speed motion picture photographic techniques were employed. This study found that the angle of impact was critical for detonation of the bullet. (Author abstract)