Entrance Wounds

Cindyt · Jun 28, 2019

What size entrance wound would a Glock 17 9mm bullet fired from ten feet leave between the eyes of a grown man?

It looked to be about quarter-size in the google image, but I want to be as accurate as possible.

cornflake · Jun 28, 2019

It would likely be smaller --- BUT it depends on a ton of factors, including what and when you're looking at. Entrance wounds tend toward small and fairly neat, but, depending on the angle, where, what happens after, etc., there can be bruising, formation of big hematomas, bone causing wounds to look different, etc., skin tearing depending on angle and velocity (which can depend on if there's stuff between the bullet and skin...) ... depends. In general that sounds large.

Tazlima · Jun 28, 2019

A 9mm bullet is a bit smaller around than a dime, so that would be a good starting point from which to factor in the variables Cornflake has detailed.

Cindyt · Jun 28, 2019

It's a clear hit. I did think dime-size. I guess the tear marks and the bullet showing made it seem larger.

DrDoc · Jun 29, 2019

Is it a round-headed bullet or a hollow point? The round headed bullet will make a hole slightly larger than 0.4 inches. The hollow point would be about 0.6 inches in diameter, but the hole would be very messy just back from the surface of the skin.

DrDoc

Cindyt · Jun 29, 2019

DrDoc said:
Is it a round-headed bullet or a hollow point? The round headed bullet will make a hole slightly larger than 0.4 inches. The hollow point would be about 0.6 inches in diameter, but [B]the hole would be very messy just back from the surface of the skin.
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DrDoc

Hollow point! And I described it this way, using other words. Thank you!

Entrance Wounds

Cindyt

Gettin wiggy wit it

cornflake

practical experience, FTW

Tazlima

Cindyt

Gettin wiggy wit it

DrDoc

Ex everything; trying something new

Cindyt

Gettin wiggy wit it