firearms Flashcards
types of bullets
solid point - don’t expand, one bullet
hollow point - expand and release shot/spray
projectile
what is launched
ignition
hammer hits primer, gas shoots projectile from case
operability
FIREARM MUST BE OPERABLE TO TEST
accidental discharge
firearm malfunction
unintentional discharge
drop/impact testing
shoot tanks - water,
safe fires
wiley coyote, pull trigger w/ string if not sure is safe
rim fire
hit anywhere, will fire
serial # restoration
use acid, burn off layers, you can see impression
distance determination
how far away was the gun from impact
gun shot residue
modified Griess - nitrites
Dithioxamide - copper
Sodium Rhodizonate - lead
firearm identification
ID of fired bullets, cartridge cases, or other ammunition components as having been fired from a specific firearm
shotgun pattern testing
looking at spray of bullets from shotgun barrel for recurring pattern
firearms are
NOT ballistics
class characteristics
common to group or family, such as caliber or rifling pattern
