Can you make bullets untraceable?

The only way to a make a bullet untraceable to a gun that can still be used again is to totally change the barrel, and use caseless ammo. Not only the bullet, but also the case of the round of the evidence is in the database.

Can ice withstand bullets?

Only high power bullets can get through more than 3 feet of solid ice at freezing temperature. If ice is significantly colder than freezing, it is much stronger.

Can a bullet ricochet off of ice?

After firing multiple shots, they found the bullets spinning on end on the ice surface, a few feet back from the point of impact. “You could see the trail from where it ricocheted and that’s how we found it,” Smith said.

What makes a bullet traceable?

Ann L. A barrel will produce individual markings in addition to a bullet’s land and groove impressions as the bullet passes through, and it is these unique markings that an examiner evaluates to determine whether a given bullet was fired from a particular firearm. …

Are there dissolving bullets?

The dissolving bullet is a top-secret futuristic weapon designed by Thundercorp Labs as part of the Evanesce Project. The bullet completely disintegrates once fired, leaving no evidence behind.

How thick does ice have to be to stop a bullet?

5 feet of normal ice would be quite sufficient to stop a bullet. However, we can do better than normal ice. If sawdust is mixed with water before the ice is frozen, the resulting material is called pykrete and is really strong.

How much ice stops a bullet?

Why do bullets spin when you shoot ice?

Gun barrels are rifled, with spiral grooves cut into the inside face of the tube. Bullets push against the grooves as they travel down the barrel, which gives them a spin. The spin makes bullets more stable in flight. When you fire a gun into ice, the ice can stop the bullet, but it retains its spin.

Why don’t ice bullets work?

The trouble with ice bullets is – no density, so they don’t maintain much energy when they’re moving. The primary reason bullets are made with a lead core is weight – so that they impart a lot of energy to whatever they strike. Make your bullet out of sodium.

How do you make a bullet explode before it falls?

Make your bullet out of sodium. It’s actually a sabot round but the sabot material is highly flammable so it burns up before falling to the ground (shoot from a high position to give it time to be destroyed–think of magician’s flash paper for the sort of thing I’m picturing.) (The sabot is to shield it from the worst of the effects of firing.

Can dry ice be used as a propellant?

Dry ice sublimates from solid to gas above -78 so it would evaporate rather than disolve. You could also use it as the propellant, and it is slightly denser than water ice so would be a marginally better projectile. “Regular” water ice itself is unlikely to be of value.

Is it possible to make a dry ice pellet gun?

Answering the question in a different way, you could construct a gun that fires a dry ice pellet. Dry ice sublimates from solid to gas above -78 so it would evaporate rather than disolve. You could also use it as the propellant, and it is slightly denser than water ice so would be a marginally better projectile.