Soft-point bullet

An assortment of .30-caliber (7.62 mm) round-nose bullets illustrating the exposed lead tip characteristic of soft-point bullets.
Some soft point bullets have a more aerodynamic contour like these spitzer boat-tail bullets

A soft-point bullet (SP), also known as a soft-nosed bullet, is a jacketed expanding bullet with a soft metal core enclosed by a stronger metal jacket left open at the forward tip. A soft-point bullet is intended to expand upon striking flesh to cause a wound diameter greater than the bullet diameter. Jacketed soft point bullets are usually abbreviated JSP in the ammunition and reloading industry. The use of soft-point bullets in warfare is a violation of the Hague Convention of 1899, declaration IV, 3.[1]

  1. ^ "Declaration on the Use of Bullets Which Expand or Flatten Easily in the Human Body; July 29, 1899". avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-20.