COMPRESSION PROJECTILE


Meaning of COMPRESSION PROJECTILE in English

add. ·- a projectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base or, formerly, by means of an envelope of soft metal. in small arms the modern projectile, having a soft core and harder jacket, is subjected to compression throughout the entire cylindrical part.

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