Explain the construction, materials, and use of a frangible bullet.

Frangible ammunition can be used for a number of different reasons but most revolve around the point of safe training. Used by many different military's around the world for CQB training, frangible ammunition is designed to fragment on impact with a hard target like steel or concreate. Most of this type of ammunition is made up of copper alloy and a composite of sorts mixed with a bonding agent and pressed to shape with a high pressure method. This is to ensure that the projectile stays together while being fired through the barrel of the firearm but upon impact will pulverize into safer tiny fragments and reduce the risk of ricochet and injury.

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