Meaning of soft-nose | Babel Free

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Adjective. [B2]

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“Questions that have⟳ arisen regarding the "stopping power" of the modern small-caliber bullet, particularly in view⟳ of the reduction of the caliber of the rifle in some services to 0.25 inch, or even less, have⟳ led to propositions to adopt⟳ soft-nose or "mushrooming" bullets, which will be deformed on striking an animate object, inflict a more dangerous wound, and increase⟳ the shock⟳ over that given by a hard bullet of the same caliber and weight, which would penetrate the body without deformation. […] The soft-nose bullet is inferior in accuracy, and is especially inferior in its ability to penetrate hard substances used for defensive purposes, making it almost useless to reach⟳ troops under cover⟳ that would be dislodged by the service bullet.”

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