Forensic Ballistics: Queenda C. Arcibal, Rcrim, Ccs

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QUEENDA C.

ARCIBAL,RCRIM,CCS
Forensic Ballistics
Bullet

• Also known as slug


• Boulette- a small ball
Parts of a Bullet
Classification of bullets according to
Mechanical Construction

• Lead Bullet- alloy of metal, tin and antimony

• Jacketed Bullet- lead core, 90% copper and


10% zinc
Principal Types of Bullet

• Ball Bullets
• Armor Piercing Bullets
• Tracer Bullets
• Incendiary Bullets
• Explosives (Fragmentary Bullets)
Ball Bullets
Armor Piercing Bullet
Tracer Bullet
Incendiary Bullet
Explosive
According to the Nose

• Jacketed Hallow Point


• Semi-Jacketed Hallow Point
• Full Metal Cone( Truncated Cone)
• Lead Round Nose
• Lead Full Wadcutter
• Lead Semi-wadcutter
Jacketed Hollow Point
Semi-Jacketed Hallow Point
Full Metal Cone
Lead Round Nose
Lead Full Wadcutter
Lead Semi-Wadcutter
According to the Base

• Solid Base- one material with no jacketing


• Open Base- jacketed bullet with the core
exposed
• Jacketed Solid Base- jacketed bullet with the
core enclosed
• Gas Check Bullet- lead bullet with a shallow
copper alloy cup fitted to the base
Solid Base
Open Base
Jacketed Solid Base
Gas Check Bullet
Other Types of Bullet

• Hardball Bullet
• Depleted Uranium Bullet
• Fragmentation Bullet
• Spitzer Bullet
• Dumdum Bullets
• Mushroom Bullets
• Hallow point bullet
• Steel Jacketed Bullet
• X Bullet
• Glaser Safety Slug
• Silver Tip Bullet
Label the parts of a bullet
1

8
3

4 7

6
9

• It is the part of the bullet where the lands and


grooves are being imprinted
10

• It is a bullet that is lighted in flight to enable


vision on a target in dark surface
11

• It is a bullet that is commonly used in


handguns and is used in human targets
12

• It is a bullet that can penetrate bullet-proof


vest and armored vehicle
13

• It is a bullet that explodes upon hitting the


target because of the chemical composition.
14

• It is a bullet being used in a target paper for


better accuracy in scoring
15

• It is a bullet that is expanded upon hitting the


target for better damage as a result exit points
of these bullet are so much larger than the
entry points.
16

• It is a bullet used for better penetration.


17

• It is a bullet commonly used in revolvers.


18

• It is a type of bullet with a base with only one


composition
19

• It is a type of bullet that has an exposed base


20

• It is a type of bullet that has a base with an


enclosed base
21

• It is a bullet that has a copper that is crimped


to the base.
22

It is the term for the diameter of the nose of the


bullet
23

• It is an object that is being propelled or


launched in a firearm
24-25

• Enumerate the two types of bullet according


to the mechanical construction

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