Editing Soft-point bullet (section)

{{Short description|Type of bullet that expands on impact with a solid object}}
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[[File:RoundNoseSoftPointBullets.png|thumb|right|An assortment of .30-caliber (7.62 mm) round-nose bullets illustrating the exposed lead tip characteristic of soft-point bullets.]]
[[File:Bullets 270 Sierra.jpg|right|thumb|Some soft point bullets have a more [[Aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] contour like these [[Spitzer (bullet)|spitzer]] [[boat-tail bullet]]s]]
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 Conventions of 1899 and 1907|Hague Convention of 1899, declaration IV, 3.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Declaration on the Use of Bullets Which Expand or Flatten Easily in the Human Body; July 29, 1899 |url=https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/dec99-03.asp |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=avalon.law.yale.edu}}</ref>