What is a Silver Tip bullet?

Considered One of the Most Devastating Bullets on Big Game, Winchester Ballistic Silvertip is Proven Lethal. Winchester Ballistic Silvertip ammunition provides hunters immediate knockdown and extreme precision. The polymer tip resists deformation, maximizes long-range performance and promotes expansion.
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Are silver bullets real silver?

The new Coonan Silver Bullets are likely the ultimate piece in your anti-werewolf arsenal. Â Just released, these new . 357 Magnum rounds feature bullets that are jacketed in 99% pure silver.
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What are blue tip bullets for?

Blue tipped military ammunition are incendiary rounds. Manufacturers designed these rounds all the way back in WW2. Experts built the rounds to shoot down aircraft by igniting their fuel tanks.
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What is black tip ammo?

If you find Black Tipped ammo out there (and you probably won't), that means you're looking at a true armor-piercing round.
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Are silver bullets worth it?

Silver's hardness makes it resistant to the rifling of a gun barrel, which makes silver bullets slower and less accurate. Silver bullets are hard enough to resist flattening upon impact, which causes them to pierce through targets.
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What do you use silver bullets for?

It is used for the relief of occasional constipation. It can also be used for the preparation of certain medical tests (e.g., colonoscopy), before and after surgery, and in other situations where a bowel movement to required. It works by stimulating the bowel muscles and also accumulates water in the intestines.
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What are red tip bullets?

What is The Red Tip? The red tip attached to the bullet is a plastic tip. The tip is molded into a streamlined shape to generate a spitzer-like design. The tip is anchored into the bullet, but will disengage when the round strikes your target. These bullets are designed for rifles or rifle-caliber pistols.
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What are green tip bullets?

Green-tip ammunition is most common in 5.56/. 223 Rem caliber and is mainly designed for use with the AR platform. These rounds were originally considered controversial, as they meet one of the criteria of the federal definition of armor-piercing ammunition.
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What are zombie tip bullets?

Hornady is known for making high quality, accurate, dependable ammunition. Zombie Max ammunition is no exception. Each round is loaded with a special, neon green, polymer-tipped Z-Max bullet that delivers devastating expansion and was specifically designed for zombie elimination.
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Are tungsten bullets illegal?

A: Yes. Under federal law it is perfectly legal to make, sell and purchase “armor-piercing” ammunition as long as you have the proper licensing.
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What color tip is armor piercing?

These rounds, commonly known as “green tip” rounds because of their color coding, are designed for use with the AR platform in the popular caliber of 5.56. However, if you haven't heard already, the ATF is withdrawing these rounds from the civilian market citing their armor piercing capabilities.
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What is the purpose of full metal jacket bullets?

What is Full Metal Jacket? A Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) is a bullet that has a soft core, usually with lead, and is encased in a harder alloy metal such as cupronickel or gilding metal. The purpose of these rounds is to hold their trajectory, and they have greater penetration against soft tissue.
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Why did the Lone Ranger use silver bullets?

In the 1981 feature film, The Lone Ranger used silver bullets in his guns as he was told that silver was far more solid than lead slugs and provided a straighter shot.
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Can you buy a silver bullet?

50 Caliber Silver Bullets are available to you as 10 Troy oz silver bullets with . 999 pure silver. The 10 oz . 50 Caliber Silver Bullets are only available to purchase individually inside of custom boxes with a fitted sleeve due to their size.
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What is the silver bullet in Marines?

(military, slang) A thermometer, especially one used for rectal temperature readings. quotations ▼
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How long can I keep my magazines loaded?

Some ammunition manufacturers recommend rotating service-related ammunition as little as every six months. By following that guide line, magazines would remain fully loaded a maximum of six months before being unloaded and reloaded.
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Why don t ranges allow green tips?

You can't shoot green tip ammo at most shooting ranges because it's made to penetrate steel, and most indoor shooting ranges use steel to catch bullets. While the steel backdrop would likely still stop a green tip bullet, it would incur a lot of damage, costing the range a lot of money.
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Why is it called 5.56 NATO?

The FN-created cartridge was named "5.56×45mm NATO" with a military designation of SS109 in NATO and M855 in the U.S. These new SS109 ball cartridges required a 228 mm (1-in-9 inch) twist rate while adequately stabilizing the longer L110 tracer projectile required an even faster, 178 mm (1-in-7 inch), twist rate.
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What is a pink tip bullet?

The new . 38 Special load uses an FTX bullet like the other loads in the Critical Defense line of ammunition, but is specifically loaded to be as mild as possible while still retaining the ability to stop an attacker. The FTX bullet uses a polymer tip, but unlike the other bullets from Hornady, this tip is pink.
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Is Dragon's Breath ammo lethal?

The muzzle blast, at close range, probably is. But it's certainly not as lethal as a regular 12-gauge shell, which will separate you from your future in a split second, with no questions asked.
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How much is a 2 oz silver bullet?

Silver Bullet - 2 Troy Oz . 999 Fine Silver (. 308 Cal) Sell to Us Price: $49.24 each.
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Are Copper bullets good?

Penetration of Copper Bullets

Solid copper bullets are good penetrators, perhaps too good. Even with expansion the bullet retains weight better than a lead-cored bullet. The expansion with copper is more symmetrical as well as allowing a straighter drive into the tissue. They are much less prone to fragmentation.
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Why is brass used for ammunition?

The most popular material used to make cartridge cases is brass due to its good corrosion resistance. The head of a brass case can be work-hardened to withstand the high pressures, and allow for manipulation via extraction and ejection without rupturing.
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