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mete · May 24, 2005, 02:54 AM

Hollywood ! "The Day of the Jackal' the gunsmith made bullets filled with mercury. The audience was shocked when the bullets exploded a watermelon ! Big deal any 223 HP would do the same. Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Bismuth are toxic ,the big ones. Other metals are toxic to lesser degrees.Messing with a properly designed bullet is a waste of time.

May 24, 2005, 02:54 AM	#7
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Hollywood ! "The Day of the Jackal' the gunsmith made bullets filled with mercury. The audience was shocked when the bullets exploded a watermelon ! Big deal any 223 HP would do the same. Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Bismuth are toxic ,the big ones. Other metals are toxic to lesser degrees.Messing with a properly designed bullet is a waste of time.