What type of bullet is this?
Posted by ted911@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 34 comments

I inherited some guns and ammo from my father. There were 6 of these 38 Special rounds in the box. What type of bullet is this? I've never seen anything like it and can't find anything online
WesternCzar@reddit
Ah the rare and elusive “fuck you” special.
ArceusTwoFour_Zero@reddit
A Wadcutter or full Wadcutter bullet. These bullet types are very common with revolver cartridges like .38 special. They have a soup can shape so when they're fired at paper targets, they make perfect circle holes in targets. That can be important in a competition setting where they need to measure your groupings. The one in your picture looks more like an inverted wadcutter bullet, usually those wadcutter bullets have a hollow base, but in the past people made cheap hollow points by loading these wadcutter bullets backwards with the hollow base facing the front. To kind of act like a pseudo hollow point projectile. Which would cause more damage to soft tissue. Do they work in practice? I'm not sure.
ChickenFeats@reddit
The cookie cutter hole makes it a lot easier to see your shots without having to step on to the range, too.
Ancient_Database_284@reddit
An Inny
otullyo@reddit
They work at Lumon?
byond6@reddit
IT WAS IN THE POOL!
AustinNutz@reddit
They shrink?
TargetOfPerpetuity@reddit
Like a frightened turtle.
ted911@reddit (OP)
Here is an ad from 1978 for the Hydra-shok Scorpion. The one I have is a Federal round who bought Hydra-shok in 1988
https://images.app.goo.gl/LtcMfPJLUZ1dsU2J7
Dragonnuttz@reddit
uncircumcised
patty_OFurniture306@reddit
I was gonna say cold
Middle-Chipmunk-3001@reddit
Winner
ChAoTiCxMiNd@reddit
~~winner~~ wiener
leadbetterthangold@reddit
Winner
gunmedic15@reddit
That's a rare Scorpion Hydra Shok. A cartridge collector would probably be interested in that.
hindsighthaiku@reddit
I have seen"was cutter" in fantasy books and historical documents.
I instantly knew what this was.
I've never seen one before this pic
1leggeddog@reddit
it's cold outside ...
wandererchronicles@reddit
There's no kind of atmosphere
1leggeddog@reddit
I'm all alone ,more or less
Dave_the_Tinkerer@reddit
It looks more like one of the Hydra Shok knock-offs.
Cap_Teach@reddit
Shy
Abuck59@reddit
Damn that’s nice! The new generation likes to poo poo this type ammo and yeah the new stuff is better but these do some good damage up close from a snubby imho.
I’m not that old but I personally run wadcutters only in my 2-3 inch revolvers. Lighter recoil , easy follow ups and decent short range damage if you ever need it 🤷🏽♂️
BluesFan43@reddit
Inverted adjuster, loaded that way as a varmint load.
dspd01Ret@reddit
The .38 Special Hydra-Shok Scorpion
ted911@reddit (OP)
Yes! That's what it is except these ones are from after Federal bought Hydra-Shok
Flat-Visual6786@reddit
Its called a turtle head bullet
pinesolthrowaway@reddit
You know milsurp is on my mind when the first thing that came to my brain was 7.62x38r
Terminal_Lancelot@reddit
Aw, he's shy.
BonjinTheMark@reddit
Innie Circumciser 1X. Very virile and lots of stopping power.
TurtlesThatFly@reddit
Its one thats shorter than most and kinda a weird lookin shape too
NthngToSeeHere@reddit
Reversed hollow based wadcutter. A very old school defensive round reload.
It's just a fudd thing these days.
WizardMelcar@reddit
Wadcutter hollow point.
It’s rare to see a hollow point in a full wadcutter like that. It’s possible it’s an “inverted” hollow base wadcutter.
ColtBTD@reddit
Looks like a hallow base wad cutter.
SeesawSpiritual2696@reddit
That’s a wadcutter, it is a type of bullet, typically used in revolvers, that features a flat, sharp-shouldered nose designed to punch clean, round holes in paper targets. This design is favored for target shooting, particularly in competitive events like bullseye shooting, because it makes scoring easier.