. American practice of surgery ; a complete system of the science and art of surgery . Fig. 200.—Evolution of the Bullet. 1, Old round musket-ball; 2, Mini6 bullet; 3, .45-caUbreSpringfield; 4, .30-calibre jacketed Springfield, model 1905. All of natural size. velocity is lower, and the bullets are generally unjacketed or jacketed only atthe base, so that they will deform in the tissues, produce large wounds, and havea maximumstopping effect (Fig. 199). The modern military rifle has reached a high degree of perfection. It is the GUNSHOT WOUNDS. 645 result of the gradual evolution of fire-arms
. American practice of surgery ; a complete system of the science and art of surgery . Fig. 200.—Evolution of the Bullet. 1, Old round musket-ball; 2, Mini6 bullet; 3, .45-caUbreSpringfield; 4, .30-calibre jacketed Springfield, model 1905. All of natural size. velocity is lower, and the bullets are generally unjacketed or jacketed only atthe base, so that they will deform in the tissues, produce large wounds, and havea maximumstopping effect (Fig. 199). The modern military rifle has reached a high degree of perfection. It is the GUNSHOT WOUNDS. 645 result of the gradual evolution of fire-arms which has for its end great pre-cision, long range, great penetration, flat trajectory, rapidity of fire, and smallweight of ammunition. The result is a class of weapons all of which are prac-tically identical in the particulars above named. These rifles weigh approximately from 8 to 10 pounds; are of magazine type,carrying from 5 to 12 rounds in the magazine; vary in calibre from 8 mm.; and use smokeless powder, varying from to grams for eachcharge. The proje
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