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Jacketed hollow-point (JHP)

A projectile with a hollow cavity at the nose that causes the jacket to petal outward on tissue impact, increasing frontal diameter and energy transfer; standard in US and European law-enforcement pistol loads (Federal HST, Winchester Ranger T, Speer Gold Dot); prohibited for military use under the 1899 Hague Declaration.

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