The Weird World of Firearms Shooting is a long article explaining how bullets are selected by caliber, configuration and composition.
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But wait a second. Isn’t this all bullshit? A study has shown that people can’t even really tell the difference between a firing a round nose lead bullet and a hollow point. Another study has shown that people don’t do better than a coin flip in guessing whether a bullet they're firing is cheap lead or amour piecing steel. Another study has shown that people, unaware of a bullet's caliber, might actually enjoy shooting larger caliber bullets less. ...
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