Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Ball vs. FMJ: What’s the Difference?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/ball-vs-fmj-whats-the-difference/.
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Agreed.It seems to me the author gets confused between what FMJ ammo is and Hollow Point ammo is. Not ball vs FMJ. Kind of a useless topic.
Fixed itYea, in my 40+ years into firearms, never heard of a FMJ hollow point, my opinion, the author doesn’t know his butt-hole in the ground probably either, FMJ and Ball are the same……
Clearly you didn't read the whole article.It seems to me the author gets confused between what FMJ ammo is and Hollow Point ammo is. Not ball vs FMJ. Kind of a useless topic.
that's ALL cup-n-core bullets (excluding monos)Clearly you didn't read the whole article.
I read the author discussing Ball ammunition (including musket balls), Full Metal Jacket ammunition which he clearly explained was a lead slug with a copper jacket to keep the lead from melting at higher pressures and velocities. And a brief explanation of how most hollow point ammunition is jacketed. Hence, J HP
I always thought they were the same tooYea, in my 40+ years into firearms, never heard of a FMJ hollow point, my opinion, the author doesn’t know his butt from a hole in the ground probably either, FMJ and Ball are the same……
Read the article. Did you?He’s not confused. Read the article then comment.![]()
JHP is a hollow point it's not ball.Clearly you didn't read the whole article.
I read the author discussing Ball ammunition (including musket balls), Full Metal Jacket ammunition which he clearly explained was a lead slug with a copper jacket to keep the lead from melting at higher pressures and velocities. And a brief explanation of how most hollow point ammunition is jacketed. Hence, J HP
They have made what is called EFMJ "Expanding Full Metal Jacket" which is a hollow cavity covered by metal. It basically expands through being squashed on impact. Not terribly reliable from what I've seen. Here's a link to an article: EFMJ expanding bulletsYea, in my 40+ years into firearms, never heard of a FMJ hollow point, my opinion, the author doesn’t know his butt from a hole in the ground probably either, FMJ and Ball are the same……
Yes, that's what the H and the P stand for.JHP is a hollow point it's not ball.
Can you expand on this?that's ALL cup-n-core bullets (excluding monos)
Clearly I did.Read the article. Did you?
AgreedWith all due respect I think some of you need to reread the article. When I read it I saw a very clear delineation between ball ammunition, Full Metal Jacket ammunition and jacketed hollow point ammunition.
Unless I completely misread the article ball ammunition is a non jacketed lead slug. I'm not aware of very many manufacturers that make it anymore. Winchester used to make 45 caliber Long Colt cowboy action loads that were ball ammunition.
Full Metal Jacket ammunition is a Lead Core bullet with a copper jacket all the way around it. Sometimes the base of the bullet isn't jacketed.
Jacketed Hollow Point ammunition is just that a hollow point bullet with a copper jacket on it. Generally the front of the bullet isn't jacketed.
All three types of ammunition were specifically referenced in the article