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A '''bullet''' generally describes the projectile which is fired from a [[rifle]], [[pistol]], and other types of [[gun]]s. Bullets are most commonly made of [[lead]] or [[copper]], although armor-piercing bullets may be made of [[steel]] or other alloys.
A '''bullet''' is a [[Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms|firearms term]] related to [[ammunition]]. It generally describes the projectile which is fired from a [[rifle]], [[pistol]], and other types of [[gun]]s. Bullets are most commonly made of [[lead]] or [[copper]], although [[armor piercing]] bullets may be made of [[steel]] or other [[alloy]]s.
According to [[:Category:Gun Writers|gun writer]] Matthew Boyd, a bullet is "the [[projectile]] that is propelled [[downrange]] when a [[gun]] is [[fire]]d. Bullet cores are usually made of [[lead]] that is often [[jacketed]] or [[semi-jacketed]] in [[copper]] or a [[copper]] [[alloy]]. Or not jacketed at all (a.k.a. [[cast]] or [[swaged]] lead bullets)."<ref> Boyd, Matthew J., "[http://www.chuckhawks.com/firearms_terminology.htm Basic firearms Terminology Defined]." [[Guns and Shooting Online]] - [[Chuck Hawks]].com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015</ref>
Bullets vary widely in size. Many pistols fire bullets that are only eight [[millimeter]]s in [[diameter]]. In contrast, a 50-caliber rifle fires bullets that may be larger than an inch in diameter, and some guns, such as mounted anti-aircraft [[machine gun]]s, may fire bullets that are several inches in diameter.
Bullets vary widely in size. Many pistols fire bullets that are only eight [[millimeter]]s in [[diameter]]. In contrast, a 50-caliber rifle fires bullets that may be larger than an inch in diameter, and some guns, such as mounted anti-aircraft [[machine gun]]s, may fire bullets that are several inches in diameter.
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==Bibliography - Further Reading==
* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]]: [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition. Chapter 9: [[Combat rifle cartridge]]s. Chapter 21: [[Bolt action rifle cartridge]]s. Chapter 25: [[Handgun]]s - [[Handgun cartridge]]s. Chapter 26: My Shopping List - [[Rifle ammunition|Ammo for your rifle]]. Chapter 29: [[Handloading|Reloading]].
* [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], ''[[How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It]] - Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times''', [[New York City|New York]]: [[Plume]]/[[Penguin Books]], 2009. Released September 30, 2009, 336 pages, ISBN-10: 0452295831, ISBN-13: 978-0452295834, [https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/How-to-Survive-the-End-of-the-World-as-We-Know-It-Audiobook/B002ZEQI9Q [[Audible.com]] Audio book], [https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831 Amazon.com Paperback]. Chapter 10: Home security and [[Self-defense]]. Chapter 11: [[Firearm]]s for [[Self-sufficiency]] and Self-defense.
* [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], ''Tools for Survival: What You Need to [[Survive]] When You’re on Your Own''. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Plume]]/[[Penguin Books]], 2015. Released December 30, 2014, 368 pages, ISBN-10: 0452298121, ISBN-13: 978-0452298125, [https://www.amazon.com/review/R2CUQ89CXOYB48 Reviews], [https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Tools-for-Survival-Audiobook/B00QFUC7BE [[Audible.com]] Audio book], [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452298121 [[Amazon.com]] Paperback]. Chapter 11: [[Rifle]]s, [[Shotgun]]s, and [[Handgun]]s
* [[Mel Tappan|Tappan, Mel]], ''[[Survival Guns]]''. [[Boulder, Colorado]]: [[Paladin Press]], Released November 1, 2009. 480 pages. ISBN-10: 1581607199, ISBN-13: 978-1581607192. [https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Guns-Mel-Tappan/dp/1581607199] Amazon.com Paperback]
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