Hole in head

[jon_b]

His dead body was found at the side of a road with a bullet hole right in the middle of his forehead. Note the stippling (dots) caused by powder across the top part of his face - indicates a close range shot - but not a contact shot.

 

[gibing]

He's a hottie.

 

[PiercedChest]

Class AAA pic.

 

[Rand503]

Pretty serious bullet wound. Jon, what would a contact shot look like?

 

[serrth]

Yes Yes Yes....but what should be understood is that he went down quickly and quietly.....lights out...nighty-night forever

 

[jon_b]

Pretty serious bullet wound. Jon, what would a contact shot look like?

hey Rand - interesting question m8. It all depends ..on caliber ..on charge size/ power- a small bullet with small charge tends to punch a hole straight in with a burn mark round the edges. No powder because its all driven into the hole. A larger bullet or large charge punches a hole but the 'explosion' tears into the skin and can cause a 'star' shaped entrance wound - again powder is forced into the wound. Sometimes the hot gases burn the skin with the exact shape of the end of the gun. I am attaching some older pics from my archive showing the 2 examples above - there may well be other factors that members more expert than myself may wish to add.