question about hollow point .357 bullets????

Question

can hollow point 357. bullets be traced back to the original gun after being shot? what about black talons? if you can please state your source, thanks...

Answer 1

Yes. The Black Tallons(now just referred to as Hornady TAP) and other hollow point jacketed bullets will retain the section of jacketing that the rifling is cut into, and therefor will have enough information to match a bullet to a known gun. They can't, however, look up the serial number based just on the rifling for any gun at all. They might be able to match make and model, and check to see if any suspects own a similar firearm.

As you can see in the below link, despite the fact that it does deform severely, the copper jacket still stays in one piece, and will provide investigators with a clear profile of the rifling of the firearm they're looking for.

Answer 2

YES and YES....Hollow Point 357 Magnum bullets can in fact be traced back(Black Talons too) to an original gun if the gun is available for comparison. New technology can even trace a bullets particular ballistic fingerprint to a certain firearms manufacturer, depending on the land and groove patterns left on a bullet, even when there is no firearm available to test fire for comparison. Each handgun manufacturer has it's own manufacturing characteristic's which make them independent and identifiable, Forensics's can also determine the different ammunition manufacturers from powder residue, and determine a source of a bullets manufacture. Ballistic fingerprinting also works on bullet casings on both semi-automatic handguns and most revolvers. The semi-automatic casings have distinctive markings left on the brass upon ejection, making them traceable to a certain gun if that gun is available for comparison. Revolvers can also be back traced, but the process is more difficult and dependent on unique firing pin impressions on casings "recovered" if left behind, since revolvers retain the empty cartridges in the cylinder. No casings, no back trace .......

Answer 3

It is possible to trace back any bullet to the gun that fired it if enough of it is recovered to match to the lands n grooves to the firing gun. "Black Talon(s)" is just a dated name for a specialized hollow point ammo. If enough of the jacket is recovered it can be traced to the gun that fired it.

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Answer 4

Ballistic tracing is a lot less exact than CSI would have you believe.

A firearm that is shot extensively will change it's "ballistic fingerprint" drastically from NEW to well worn. In all probability, a bullet fired from a new barrel would not be identifiable as being fired from the same gun if compared to a bullet fired in the same barrel after 10,000 or 20,000 rounds had been fired.

My advise is don't shoot anyone and try to hide it, they you won't have to worry about ballistic fingerprints.

Doc

Answer 5

yes they can read hollow point bullets and match it to a gun if they have the gun to check. (although barrels do wear and change) they can also match one bullet to another bullet to match different crimes together.

i still have black talons and have seen recovered bullets. the black talon opens up perfect and leaves a good collar at the base and is black so the contrasting color effect makes it very easy to see.

Answer 6

Traced back? No.

Matched to a known firearm? Yes.

Source is the entire body of knowledge in the science of Forensic Ballistics.

Answer 7

Expended rounds can only be traced to a particular firearm, IF THAT FIREARMS is available for test firing and bullet comparison under the microscope.

Answer 8

gun manufacturers selling guns in USA are firing every gun they make and sending data from the balistics to the govt BEFORE you even buy it for data storage to compare with any future forensic finds in crime scenes. this info will be in your owners manual when you buy it new. the question here then is for how long have they been doing this.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Fish is right.