Ammunition for Law Enforcements. Part I. Methodology for Evaluating Relative Stopping Power and Results

Abstract

A comprehensive study was conducted for the Department of Justice to determine what factors influence human incapacitation by handgun bullets. An evaluation of the effectiveness of nearly all commercial handgun bullets was made. The report describes the methodology developed and the application of this methodology to handgun ammunition evaluation. Data on the individual test rounds fired are published in the following companion reports: 'Ammunition for Law Enforcement: Part II, Data Obtained for Bullets Penetrating Tissue Simulant,' BRL Report No. 1940, 'Ammunition for Law Enforcement: Part III: Photographs of Bullets Recovered After Impacting Tissue Simulant,' BRL Memorandum Report No. 2673.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078233

Entities

People

  • William J. Bruchey Jr.

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Geometry
  • Impact Point
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Measurement
  • Momentum
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Personnel Management
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Projectiles
  • Small Arms
  • Test Methods
  • Three Dimensional
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Criminal Law
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.