Identify this service 9mm round.

[Tacit Blue]

Hello all,


My friend who is a Iraq war vet, gave me this strange bring back of a odd looking 9mm round. Never really told me what is was, other than it was used for Iraqi security police.

I'm trying to decide if this is a FMJ or a hollowpoint of some sort; i've never really seen anything like it to be honest.

[Bulleh]

the pictures are pretttty blurry.

But it does look to a jhp of some sort. the cuts on the bullet indicate an expansion design upon impact.

[Tacit Blue]

It has a full lead core, with those cuts. Most hollow points i've seen have a actual hollow cavity; this is designed to expand on impacts like you said . I think this maybe due to the ban of hollow points by the geneva convention in the use of ammo.

[Ledbetter]

Maybe Iraqi Security Police are not bound by the Geneva or Hague Conventions.

[bohoki]

its neat that they are using the heavy metal free primers

those are generally for use in indoor ranges

[dmcag69]

It looks like wood putty in the hollow point.

[randver]

Maybe Iraqi Security Police are not bound by the Geneva or Hague Conventions.

there not and if they are no one cares to enforce it.

[Doheny]

It's filled with nitroglycerin.

[ponderosa]

It looks like Remington brass "R-P". The "HF" on the primer is as bohoki stated, heavy metal free aka lead free. The bullet - almost looks like a frangible??? Dunno.

Try using the macro setting on your camera, it'll help for the close-up shots:



But I'm thinking the brass looks like this:

[Tacit Blue]

Sorry about the bad pic, here is another with more clarity.