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I am pretty new to guns and ammo other than shotguns. For target practice I was going with Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) to avoid lead deposits. But now I see how the FMJs are put together and am thinking that jacketed soft points (JSP) actually may be even better at preventing leading of the barrel. Here is what I read that leads me to this thought:
Does it really make any difference? Or is it really just a matter of avoiding unjacketed lead bullets?
Even if it makes no difference for preventing lead deposits, JSP seems a better choice in that it also is great self defense ammo:
https://www.ammunitiontogo.com/lodge/what-are-soft-point-bullets/A soft-point bullet is essentially a full metal jacket bullet, which has a lead core wrapped in a hard copper casing, with the lead tip exposed at the nose of the bullet. To make a full metal jacket, the copper shell or “cup” of the bullet is made with an opening at the bottom, allowing lead to be poured inside. Because of the manufacturing process, full metal jackets usually have exposed lead at the rear.
Does it really make any difference? Or is it really just a matter of avoiding unjacketed lead bullets?
Even if it makes no difference for preventing lead deposits, JSP seems a better choice in that it also is great self defense ammo:
https://firsttimegunbuyer.com/ammo-types/bullet-types/soft-point-bullets.php...soft points expand more than full metal jackets and penetrate better than hollow points. They have a wide array of uses from hunting large game, to hunting small game, to target shooting.