Soln to Ballistics – Intro-
complete exam
______ increases as bullet enters denser tissue, with greater
loss of ____________ (two words) to tissue - answer ✅✅Yaw;
kinetic energy
_______ do behave like rifle bullets, and cause both direct
tissue injury and ________ injury - answer ✅✅Slugs;
cavitation
,_______ is a multiple spherical projectiles, all fired at once,
usually from shotgun (may also be shot cartridge for rifles,
mainly small calibre such as .22, and for some handguns) -
answer ✅✅Shot
________ (two words) can be carried by an individual - i.e.,
hand-held - answer ✅✅Small arms
________ bullet nose -> less energy transfer to tissue -
answer ✅✅Pointed
________ bullet nose -> more energy transfer to tissue -
answer ✅✅Rounded
________ contains an explosive which can be ignited by
_________ force of a firing pin - answer ✅✅Primer;
mechanical
________ is a single projectile, fired from a shotgun - answer
✅✅Slug
________ is a single projectile, usually from a handgun,
rifle, assault rifle, submachine gun, or machine gun -
answer ✅✅Bullet
,________ is an oblique rebound or skipping of a bullet after
striking a hard surface at an angle - answer ✅✅Ricochet
________ of firearm is a hollow metal (usually steel) tube
through which projectile(s) is/are directed toward target -
answer ✅✅Barrel
________ or ________ is (minimum) internal diameter of bore
of barrel (land-to-land dimension), or (maximal) external
diameter of bullet that can pass through that barrel - in
practice, this definition is not always followed - answer
✅✅Size; calibre
_________ (_______) density will appear white on an X-ray -
answer ✅✅Metallic; lead
_________ (two words), because they are less dense than
bone and can deform more easily, should theoretically
absorb less kinetic energy than bone and dissipate
transferred energy more effectively - answer ✅✅Soft
tissues
_________ and _________ of bullet determine drag of bullet
when it impacts tissue - answer ✅✅Calibre; shape
, _________ ballistics is the behaviour of projectile(s) in air,
i.e., from __________ to __________ - answer ✅✅External;
weapon; target
_________ density is 800x > than _____ density - answer
✅✅Tissue; air
_________ impact (i.e. at an angle) of a bullet or other high
velocity projectile on bone may lead to specific pattern of
wound. Typical example is skull _________ wound - answer
✅✅Tangential; keyhole
_________ may be on surface of bullet that passes through
human or animal target - answer ✅✅Tissue
_________ of pellets in a cartridge varies according to
intended purpose, e.g. from 8 pellets in a '000 buck'
cartridge to 2385 pellets in a '12 shot' cartridge - answer
✅✅Number
_________ requires motive power - answer ✅✅Artillery
__________ (two words) - usually an __________ target
between \ firearm and true target (e.g. trees, fences,
animals, humans, shrubs, vehicles, doors, walls, windows,
etc.) - answer ✅✅Intermediate target; unintentional
complete exam
______ increases as bullet enters denser tissue, with greater
loss of ____________ (two words) to tissue - answer ✅✅Yaw;
kinetic energy
_______ do behave like rifle bullets, and cause both direct
tissue injury and ________ injury - answer ✅✅Slugs;
cavitation
,_______ is a multiple spherical projectiles, all fired at once,
usually from shotgun (may also be shot cartridge for rifles,
mainly small calibre such as .22, and for some handguns) -
answer ✅✅Shot
________ (two words) can be carried by an individual - i.e.,
hand-held - answer ✅✅Small arms
________ bullet nose -> less energy transfer to tissue -
answer ✅✅Pointed
________ bullet nose -> more energy transfer to tissue -
answer ✅✅Rounded
________ contains an explosive which can be ignited by
_________ force of a firing pin - answer ✅✅Primer;
mechanical
________ is a single projectile, fired from a shotgun - answer
✅✅Slug
________ is a single projectile, usually from a handgun,
rifle, assault rifle, submachine gun, or machine gun -
answer ✅✅Bullet
,________ is an oblique rebound or skipping of a bullet after
striking a hard surface at an angle - answer ✅✅Ricochet
________ of firearm is a hollow metal (usually steel) tube
through which projectile(s) is/are directed toward target -
answer ✅✅Barrel
________ or ________ is (minimum) internal diameter of bore
of barrel (land-to-land dimension), or (maximal) external
diameter of bullet that can pass through that barrel - in
practice, this definition is not always followed - answer
✅✅Size; calibre
_________ (_______) density will appear white on an X-ray -
answer ✅✅Metallic; lead
_________ (two words), because they are less dense than
bone and can deform more easily, should theoretically
absorb less kinetic energy than bone and dissipate
transferred energy more effectively - answer ✅✅Soft
tissues
_________ and _________ of bullet determine drag of bullet
when it impacts tissue - answer ✅✅Calibre; shape
, _________ ballistics is the behaviour of projectile(s) in air,
i.e., from __________ to __________ - answer ✅✅External;
weapon; target
_________ density is 800x > than _____ density - answer
✅✅Tissue; air
_________ impact (i.e. at an angle) of a bullet or other high
velocity projectile on bone may lead to specific pattern of
wound. Typical example is skull _________ wound - answer
✅✅Tangential; keyhole
_________ may be on surface of bullet that passes through
human or animal target - answer ✅✅Tissue
_________ of pellets in a cartridge varies according to
intended purpose, e.g. from 8 pellets in a '000 buck'
cartridge to 2385 pellets in a '12 shot' cartridge - answer
✅✅Number
_________ requires motive power - answer ✅✅Artillery
__________ (two words) - usually an __________ target
between \ firearm and true target (e.g. trees, fences,
animals, humans, shrubs, vehicles, doors, walls, windows,
etc.) - answer ✅✅Intermediate target; unintentional
