Meplat
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Meplat, from a French term for a flat surface, is the technical term for the tip or nose of a bullet
. The shape of the meplat is important when determining how the bullet will move through the air. If uneven, the bullet will not have an ideal flight characteristic and will most likely not be of the expected weight for that type of round. Rounds that have the same shaped meplat will travel through the air in a nearly identical fashion, making it easier to group shots together or hit a target
multiple times.
Trimming the meplat also makes the bullet shorter. This makes the round more susceptible to wind drift. So even though the grouping will be better the range will be slightly less than before.
Bullets of the same caliber
but with different-shaped meplats sometimes cannot be loaded into the same firearm. The meplat plays an important role in the loading of a weapon whose ammunition is guided into the chamber by a mechanism (e.g. auto-loading, lever action or bolt action), though this usually is not important in weapons whose rounds are chambered by hand (e.g. single shots, double rifles, drillings and revolvers) and not by a mechanism.
Bullet
A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...
. The shape of the meplat is important when determining how the bullet will move through the air. If uneven, the bullet will not have an ideal flight characteristic and will most likely not be of the expected weight for that type of round. Rounds that have the same shaped meplat will travel through the air in a nearly identical fashion, making it easier to group shots together or hit a target
Bullseye (target)
The bullseye, or bull's-eye, is the centre of a target , and by extension the name given to any shot that hits the bullseye...
multiple times.
Trimming the meplat also makes the bullet shorter. This makes the round more susceptible to wind drift. So even though the grouping will be better the range will be slightly less than before.
Bullets of the same caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
but with different-shaped meplats sometimes cannot be loaded into the same firearm. The meplat plays an important role in the loading of a weapon whose ammunition is guided into the chamber by a mechanism (e.g. auto-loading, lever action or bolt action), though this usually is not important in weapons whose rounds are chambered by hand (e.g. single shots, double rifles, drillings and revolvers) and not by a mechanism.