softnose

/S AO1 F T N OW1 Z/

adjective

1
(firearms) Of a bullet: lacking a jacketed nose and thereby deforming greatly on impact, causing a large amount of damage; soft-nosed.

noun

1
(firearms, countable) A bullet of this kind; (uncountable) bullets of this kind collectively.

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