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Types of Bullets Lead Round Nose (LRN) Wad Cutter (WC) Semi Wad Cutter (SWC) Semi-Jacketed (SJ) Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point (SJHP) Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) Special (RCBD)

Bullet, an elongated metal projectile that is fired by a pistol, rifle, or machine gun. Bullets are measured by their calibre, which indicates the interior diameter, or bore, of a gun barrel.

Small-arms ammunition is always of the fixed type; complete rounds are usually called cartridges, and projectiles are called bullets (or shot in shotguns). Cartridge cases are most commonly made of brass, although steel is also widely used, and cases for shotgun pellets are made of brass and cardboard.

Most modern cartridges consist of four main components the case, primer, propellant, and projectile. A shotgun cartridge, more commonly referred to as a shell, consists of five components the case, primer, propellant, projectile(s) and wad.

Some of the class characteristics found on a fired bullet are (1) the caliber of the bullet (diameter), (2) the number of lands and grooves, (3) the twist of the rifling (left or right), and (4) the widths of the land and groove impressions.

Each bullet is commonly referred to by it's suffixed acronym making The different types of bullets are listed and pictured below. Lead Round Nose (LRN) Wad Cutter (WC) Semi Wad Cutter (SWC) Semi-Jacketed (SJ) Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point (SJHP) Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) Special (RCBD)

Three common bullet types are: Full metal jacket (FMJ) commonly used for target shooting and competition. Hollow point (HP) commonly used for self defense. Soft point (SP) commonly used for self defense.