Study of .22 Caliber Rimfire Exploding Bullets - Effects in Ordnance Gelatin

• NCJ Number: 103228
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 30 Issue: 3 Dated: (July 1985) Pages: 760-772
• Author(s): A R Josselson; A C Johnson; W D Washington; G N Wagner; D D Garner; F B Johnson; D R Lundy
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Test/Measurement
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

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)