bullet, full metal jacket

A full metal jacketed bullet is a bullet that has a jacket that encompasses all of the core except the base.

aka:

      • bullet, full metal case
      • bullet, full patch
      • bullet, full-jacketed
      • FMC (acronym (full metal case))
      • FMJ (acronym)
      • hardball (slang)

 

Footnotes / Sources:

“Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.

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