Are hollow tipped bullets illegal?

No, hollow-points are not illegal. In fact, the overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers in the country are carrying hollow-point ammo in their duty guns as you read this. While difficult to measure, one can assume that most legally armed citizens are also carrying hollow-point ammunition.

Do hollow points explode?

Expansion, or hollow point, bullets are specialised bullets designed to deform upon impact because of a collapsible space within the projectile tip. The result is a controlled explosion on impact producing increased damage and less clothing related problems. The tips, however, possess no explosive charge.

Can you convert a bullet to a hollow point?

To convert them to hollow points you must make a jig to hold them secure and centered and a drill press with depth setting. Also once you drill out the hollow point it will have changed the weight of the bullet. also after doing a number of bullets you Yes , It can be done . but. not with factory ammos . NEVER TRY SUCH WITH A LIVE ROUND !!!!!!

Can you drill a hole in a bullet?

Yes, you can. Just chuck the round (and live rounds are OK, despite what the Nervous Nellies may tell you) in a drill press and drill no more than 2/3s down the bullet length. I’d also make the hole no more than half the bullet diameter.

Can you drill out a round from a gun?

Yes, you can. Just chuck the round (and live rounds are OK, despite what the Nervous Nellies may tell you) in a drill press and drill no more than 2/3s down the bullet length.

Is it easy to drill a hole in a hollow point?

It is easy to drill a hole, but the result will be a very unsatisfactory hollow point that will have problems expanding. Modern hollow points have machined cuts with a variable width wall that is designed for maximum expansion ,as the petals open, and yet hold together to keep proper mass as it travels through a target.