Why do they explode ? Can you explain the science mechanism behind this ?
Why do they explode ? Can you explain the science mechanism behind this ?
A semi-jacketed hollowpoint bullet so loaded will retain its initial mass and momentum. But, the mercury being liquid will escape the confines of the bullet during the mushrooming stage and expand so quickly as to in effect, expload, creating a hydrostatic shock zone of destruction far greater than the bullet alone.
https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/3122-performance-expectation-of-a-mercury-filled-bullet/#:~:text=A semi-jacketed hollowpoint bullet so loaded will retain,of destruction far greater than the bullet alone.
>A semi-jacketed hollowpoint bullet so loaded will retain its initial mass and momentum. But, the mercury being liquid will escape the confines of the bullet during the mushrooming stage and expand so quickly as to in effect, expload, creating a hydrostatic shock zone of destruction far greater than the bullet alone.
https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/3122-performance-expectation-of-a-mercury-filled-bullet/#:~:text=A semi-jacketed hollowpoint bullet so loaded will retain,of destruction far greater than the bullet alone.
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