I just saw a GIF of a lead bullet hitting a steel plate and of course the copper jacket of the bullet flowers open and the lead just kind of smushes against the plate and doesn’t do anything, why don’t we make bullets out of a stronger metal?
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It depends what you want to shoot at.
It is usually living targets. The thing with living targets is that a perfect but small hole wouldn’t kill them. (Considering you don’t hit some vital part). It is even better for survival to have clean heat-desinfected hole than stuck bullet inside your body.
So how do you send a body to the ground fast and guaranteed? You use the impact force. And that’s the thing with soft lead. It deforming means it is passing on all of the force it has. This way broader area of body gets impacted.
If you wanted to shoot through metal plate, you may consider some better-shaped tip or some other material.
Try researching different tank ammunition for reference.
And finally if you wanted to shoot werewolf or other mythical beast, it’s best to have bullets made out of silver.
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