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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 spitzerboat-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]
