wadcutter
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- noun
- /ˈwɒdˌkʌtər/
- Specialized
- He said I should consider wadcutters since they make the gun easier to handle and the little bullet has good wounding ability.
Examples
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Interesting that you carry wadcutters in your J-frame for defensive purposes.
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Stalin's goons apparently used civilian-type 'wadcutter' rounds in pistols to deal with many political prisoners.
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I had never heard of wadcutters as defensive rounds until a couple of years back.
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My J frame is loaded with Federal Gold Medal Match wadcutters.
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Hollow points and wadcutters have long been preferred by the pistol executioner.
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- 158-grain semi-wadcutter manstoppers.
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Wadcutters—usable in revolvers, but not in semiautos—share the hollow point's limited penetration, but not their increased 'stopping power.'
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For target shooting, most shooters prefer wadcutters because they create clean, round holes in the paper.
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Many competitive shooters use wadcutters to achieve precision when hitting their targets.
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When practicing at the range, it's common to see wadcutters used for their ability to make neat perforations.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wadcutter comes from wad meaning 'a small pad or bundle' and cutter meaning 'one that cuts'. So a wadcutter is a flat, pad-shaped bullet that 'cuts' clean, round holes in paper targets, like a little paper punch, which makes scoring easier.