would a 22 bullet leave shrapnel when it passes through a chest cavity into the arm?

Answer 1

Usually with a 22 round, the bullet itself is left in the body. I have seen a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head and the bullet never left the head. There was no exit wound.

Answer 2

if you mean a .22 long rifle type bullet, it might not even go all the way thru, but it could leave bits of shrapnel if it were a hollow point type bullet. I still carry part of a .22 long rifle bullet in my left thigh from when I was 16 and a ricochet hit me there. Not all of the bullet came out. If you mean a 22 caliber bullet such as the .223 or 5.56 NATO round, then the answer is absolutely if it is a hollow or soft point, and possibly if it is a full metal jacket bullet. Especially so if it is fired in one of the older m16 or AR15 rifles that had the 1 in 14, the 1 in 12, or the 1-10 rifled barrels because these barrels left the bullet very unstable and it tended to tumble when it struck flesh or any object for that matter. With the newer 1 in 9 rifled barrels, the bullets are much more stable, especially wiht the newer heavier bullets. But again, if it were a hollow or soft point, It would still tend to leave bits and pieces of the jacket behind as it passed thru the body and into the arm.

Answer 3

Quick answer: Yes it can. Did it encounter any bones while traversing the torso? The bullet can leave lead shavings plowing through bone especially if it is a hollow point. Also, there used to be (and can probably still be found) 'exploding' .22 rounds (called: Devastators). When Reagan was shot the shooter allegedly used Devastator bullets in the Rohm RG-14 .22 revolver he used. The bullet failed to explode. So the answer is "Yes, a .22 bullet can leave shrapnel when it passes through the chest cavity into the arm."

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Answer 4

It would depend on what the bullet was constructed of. There are many .22 cal. bullet styles for everything from the rimfire 22s to centerfire cartridges. Varmint bullets are fragile and are made to fragment lessening the chance of an exit wound to save a hole in the pelt. With that style bullet there would be pieces of copper or lead spread out through the wound channel. A full metal jacket is made to stay in one piece with little deformation and shouldn't leave any metal in the channel. Most .22 rimfire bullets are made of lead and they could also leave small pieces of lead in the wound.

Answer 5

That seems a sprint some distance fetched. apparently nonetheless, human beings of Nordic descent have thicker blood than the common individual because of the fact it allowed their ancestors to bleed out slower whilst on the battlefield! all those cultural diversifications take place immediately sufficient to be observable, even though it would take an extremely long term for human beings to evolve into something fairly diverse (with reptilian dermis subsequently). synthetic decision could make this variety of element take place quicker theoretically.

Answer 6

Technically, shrapnel comes from an exploding artillery shell, so no; but it's pretty frequent for there to be a trail of fragments along the line of injury from a 22.

Answer 7

It is certainly possible that it could fragment on entering a human torso or chest cavity. As a retired Homocide Detective I've seen many cases where this happened, and I've also seen many wounds that resulted from a 22LR fragmenting. All it takes is deflection off of a bone,ANY bone......

Answer 8

Usually a .22lr will stay in the chest with very little shrapnel (moving at slow velocity 1200fps) it will "bounce" around inside you though with no exit.

Answer 9

Why do you want to now? Planning on shooting someone?

Answer 10

Most likely rather than not.**