I read the tragic Treyvon Martin autopsy report and it said the young man was shot at intermediate range (more than 6 inches away) and that the 9mm bullet fragmented into at least two pieces. Apparently, the single round that was fired did not exit the body, however.
I believe Zimmerman was using a hollow point copper jacketed 9mm round.
Is this correct?
I presume that the bullet released 100% of its energy into the torso and that this proves very good ballistics performance. I would have guessed that this round would have exited the body since it was shot at very close range, thereby, not using some of its initial terminal energy.
Anyway, this 9mm round seemed to perform well from a design standpoint; right? Is there any information on the manufacturor, the grain weight of the bullet, type of bullet, powder charge, casing material, primer or other ballistics etc. that would help identify the exact type and manufacture of this ammo?
I assume these were factory loaded rounds and not handloads.
Thanks...
I believe Zimmerman was using a hollow point copper jacketed 9mm round.
Is this correct?
I presume that the bullet released 100% of its energy into the torso and that this proves very good ballistics performance. I would have guessed that this round would have exited the body since it was shot at very close range, thereby, not using some of its initial terminal energy.
Anyway, this 9mm round seemed to perform well from a design standpoint; right? Is there any information on the manufacturor, the grain weight of the bullet, type of bullet, powder charge, casing material, primer or other ballistics etc. that would help identify the exact type and manufacture of this ammo?
I assume these were factory loaded rounds and not handloads.
Thanks...
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