Definition of Man-stopping bullet
(Mil.)
a
bullet
which
will
produce
a
sufficient
shock
to
stop
a
soldier
advancing
in
a
charge
;
specif
.,
a
small-caliber
bullet
so
modified
as
to
expand
when
striking
the
human
body
,
producing
a
severe
wound
which
is
also
difficult
to
treat
medically
.
Types
of
bullets
called
hollow-nosed
bullets
,
soft-nosed
bullets
and
hollow-point
bullets
are
classed
as
man-stopping
.
The
dumdum
bullet
or
dumdum
is
another
well-known
variety
.
Such
bullets
were
originally
designed
for
wars
with
savage
tribes
.
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