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It seems that full metal jacket (ball) ammunition was adopted for technical reasons. The 1899 Hague Convention prohibited ammunition that flattened or expanded
by ridgeguy 9y ago
It seems that full metal jacket (ball) ammunition was adopted for technical reasons. The 1899 Hague Convention prohibited ammunition that flattened or expanded on impact, but did not require jacketing. [1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_metal_jacket_bullet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_metal_jacket_bullet