Fig. 4From: Imaging assessment of penetrating injury of the neck and facea Photograph of full-metal jacket bullets (9-mm pistol bullets) exhibiting the appearances of an unfired bullet and the relative deformation exhibited by discharged bullets which have struck targets of varying density. The copper metal jacket is evident around the lead core in the deformed bullets. b Photograph of soft-point hunting bullets depicting the soft-point construct and incomplete hard-metal jacket; significant deformation of this bullet caused by target impact is also depictedBack to article page