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Ballistics is the science that deals with the impact, path, and velocity of

projectiles. Some people say ballistics is the science of projectiles in motion. There are

several different issues while discussing ballistics. Bullet characteristics and comparison

is the first thing. Another issue is the study of terminal, transitional, interior, and exterior

ballistics. The next issue is the instruments used to study the weapon and or bullets in

question and how they test them. After that is the way the court uses ballistics for trials

as well as the experts who determine similarities in the weapons or bullets used in the

crime.

There is some basic terminology of bullet comparisons. Lands is the term gun makers use to represent the original hole size. Grooves are impressed onto the inner surface of a gun barrel to guide and spin the bullet. Grooves are also called riflings. The grooves may twist right or left and the number varies greatly from......

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