You're not being naive...that's what the thread is for--to learn!Can somebody fire a full-metal jacket with a revolver?
Oh, and is it true that revolvers don't leave cases?
What I'm getting at is the following: suppose your victim has an exit wound--would you immediately think "full-metal jacket bullet"? And suppose there are no case on the ground and you know your killer left in a hurry. Could you infer the gun was a revolver?
Unfortunately my "local" source is not local, but I might see him next summer.
And yes, he said the same thing. (About going to the range. He didn't mind the Glock, though he used to have a S&W while on duty).
PS: Forgive my naivete, I'm here to learn.
You're correct, a revolver doesn't eject the spent shells (you have to manually empty it). If firing a semiauto, you could police your own brass but that would mean remembering how many shots you fired and taking the time to pick them up, obviously. I'm no ammo expert so I'll leave the details to someone else. I just know what I like and the basics, which isn't much.
Check out this site for more info on the ammo question:
http://world.guns.ru/ammo/am_revolver-e.htm
There are also Glaser Safety rounds (to go along with what Ol Fashioned Girl said): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaser_Safety_Slug
The bullet design can produce large shallow wounds in flesh while failing to pass through structural barriers thicker than drywall or sheet metal.[4] The rapid energy dump creates high stopping power and the wide wound cavity destroys a large amount of tissue, making the Glaser a deadly round when it strikes a target's torso. At the same time, the fact that it only penetrates at most a few inches, means it will not pass through the target when hit center-mass, nor will it pass through a standard wall. These qualities make it less likely to strike unintended targets, such as people in another room during an indoor shooting. Also, when it strikes a hard surface from which a solid bullet would glance off, it fragments into tiny, light pieces and creates much less ricochet danger.
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