Detailed cross-sections of ammunition

PhillyAnt Published 07/03/2013

Real photos of ammo cut in half. The ammunition was cut by a munitions specialist, who created a technique to defuse the rounds and cut them in half. The cross-sections reveal a hidden complexity and beauty of form. Awesome!

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1: 7.62x51mm Plastic short-range training tracer. 2: 7.92mm Mauser explosive. 3: 6.5x55mm wood bullet blank
2.
1: British 9mm MkIIz 2: 9x19mm solid brass hollow point 3: 9x19mm tracer or explosive round
3.
1: .38 Special Glaser 2: .224 BOZ
4.
1: .450 Adams 2: .38 Speer Target
5.
1: 5.56x45 loaded with a steel projectile in a copper half-jacket 2: 5.56mm XM216 SPIW Flechette 3: 7.62.220 Salvo Squeezebore
6.
All of them in one picture

1.
1: 7.62x51mm Plastic short-range training tracer. 2: 7.92mm Mauser explosive. 3: 6.5x55mm wood bullet blank
2.
1: British 9mm MkIIz 2: 9x19mm solid brass hollow point 3: 9x19mm tracer or explosive round
3.
1: .38 Special Glaser 2: .224 BOZ
4.
1: .450 Adams 2: .38 Speer Target
5.
1: 5.56x45 loaded with a steel projectile in a copper half-jacket 2: 5.56mm XM216 SPIW Flechette 3: 7.62.220 Salvo Squeezebore
6.
All of them in one picture