▲ 573 ▼ Most gun owners use lead ammunition, yet half don’t practice hygiene behaviors after shooting (hsph.harvard.edu) submitted 3 weeks ago by dacalla@lemmy.zip to c/science@lemmy.world 377 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip -3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) That's a property of the copper jacket, not the lead core. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rabidhamster@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago Well, both really. As long as the metal is sufficiently softer than the steel of the barrel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 2 points 3 weeks ago Nope. The core is the strength of the bullet. If it were steel, you can bet your ass that thin copper jacket is not going to magically allow the bullet to squish through the barrel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rabidhamster@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago Well, both really. As long as the metal is sufficiently softer than the steel of the barrel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 2 points 3 weeks ago Nope. The core is the strength of the bullet. If it were steel, you can bet your ass that thin copper jacket is not going to magically allow the bullet to squish through the barrel. permalink fedilink source parent