Explore the world of firepower as we delve into the intricate lexicon of ammunition acronyms. In an era where military technology constantly evolves, understanding the shorthand used to describe ammunition is essential. Below is a list of common acronyms associated with modern firearm ammunition.
Modern Ammunition Acronyms:
+P – Higher powder charge than normal, 10-15% overpressure
+P+ – Significantly higher powder charge than normal, 20-25% overpressure
ACP – Auto Colt Pistol
A-MAX – Polymer tipped long range target bullet – Hornady
AP – Armor Piercing
API – Armor Piercing Incendiary
APT – Armor Piercing Tracer
APTI – Armor Piercing Tracer Incendiary
AT-BT – AccuTip Boat Tail – Remington
BBWC – Bevel Base Wad Cutter
BEB – Brass Enclosed Base
BJHP – Brass Jacketed Hollow Point
BP – Bronze Point
BT – Boat Tail
BTBT – Ballistic Tip BoatTail by Nosler
BTHP – Boat Tail Hollow Point
BTM – Boat Tail Match
BTSP – Boat Tail Soft Point
CB – Cast Bullet
CL – Core-Lokt – Remington
CLU – Core-Lokt Ultra by Remington
CMJ – Complete Metal Jacket
CNL – Conical Nose Lead
CP – Cone Point
EFMJ – Expanding Full Metal Jacket – Federal
EP – Expanding Point
FEB – Fully Encased Bullet
FMC – Full Metal Case
FMJ – Full Metal Jacket
FN – Flat Nose
FNEB – Flat Nose Enclosed Base
FNSP – Flat Nose Soft Point
FP – Flat Point
FS – Partition bullet (lead cores wrapped in steel bands) – Winchester
FST – Fail Safe Talon
GAP – Glock Auto Pistol
GC – Gas Check
GD – Gold Dot – Speer
GDHP – Gold Dot Hollow Point
GS – Golden Saber – Remington
GS – Grand Slam – CCI
HBWC – Hollow Base Wad Cutter
HC – Hard Cast
HE – High Energy
HM – Heavy Magnum
HMR – Hornady Magnum Rimfire
HP – Hollow Point
HPBT – Hollow Point Boat Tail
HPJ – High Performance Jacketed
HPWC – Hollow Point Wad Cutter
HS – Hydra Shok – Federal
HS – Hi Shok – Federal
HS2 – Hi Shok 2 – Federal
HSP – Hollow Soft Point
I – Interlock – Hornady
IB – Interbond – Hornady
IRT – Indoor Range Training – Federal
J – Jacketed
JFP – Jacketed Flat Point
JHC – Jacketed Hollow Cavity
JHP – Jacketed Hollow Point
JHPBT – Jacketed Hollow Point Boat Tail
JSP – Jacketed Soft Point
JSPF – Jacketed Soft Point Flat
JSZ – Jacketed Stranded Zinc – Federal
LBT – Lead Bullet Technology
LF – Lead Free
LFN – Long Flat Nose
LFN – Lead Flat Nose
LFP – Lead Flat Point
LGC – Lead Gas Check
LHP – Lead Hollow Point
LM – Light Magnum
LRN – Lead Round Nose
LTC – Lead Truncated Cone
LWC – Lead Wad Cutter
MB – Multi Ball / Shot
MC – Metal Cased
MJ – Metal Jacket
MK-BTHP – MatchKing Boat Tail Hollow Point – Remington
MON – Monolithic Solid
MRWC – Mid-Range Wadcutter
MR-X – Improved Triple-Shock – Barnes
NBT – Nosler Ballistic Tip
NOS – Nosler
NOSBT – Nosler Ballistic Tip
NP – Nosler Partition
P – Plated
PB – Parabellum
PG – Partition Gold – Winchester
PL – Power-Lokt
PP – Power Point
PSP – Pointed Soft Point
PSPCL – Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt – Remington
RN – Round Nose
RNFP – Round Nose Flat Point
RNL – Round Nosed Lead
RNSP – Round Nose Soft Point
RHT – Reduced Hazard Training – Federal/CCI/Speer
SBBT – Soft Point Boat Tail
SCHP – Solid Copper Hollow Point
SFHP – Starfire Hollow Point – PMC
SHP – Speer Hollow Point
SJ – Semi Jacketed, also Short Jacket – Hornady
SJHP – Semi Jacketed Hollow Point
SJHP – Soft Jacket Hollow Point
SJSP – Soft Jacket Soft Point
SLAP – Saboted Light Armor Penetrating
SOL – Solid
SP – Soft Point
SP – Spire Point
SP – Spotter-Tracer – Military
SPSX – Spire Point Super Explosive – Hornady
SPTZ – Spitzer
SSB – Swift Scirocco Bonded – Remington
SSP – Single-Shot Pistol – Hornady
SST – Super Shock Tip – Hornady
ST – Silver Tip HP – Winchester
STHP – SilverTip Hollow Point – Winchester
Sub – Subsonic
SWC – Semi Wad Cutter
SX – Super Explosive
SXT – Supreme Expansion Technology – Winchester
TAP -Tactical Ammunition Police – Hornady
TB – Trophy Bonded
TBS – Trophy Bonded Solid
TC – Truncated Cone
TCMJ – Truncated Cone Metal Jacket
TCSP – Truncated Cone Soft Point
THP – Tubular Hollow Point
TMJ – Total Metal Jacket
TRI – Triad Group – A Square
TRU – Tactical Rifle Urban – Federal
TS – Triple-Shock – Barnes
UHC – Ultra High Coefficient – Hornady
VLD – Very Low Drag
V-MAX – V-Max Polymer Tip Varmint Hunting Bullet – Hornady
V-MAX – BTV-Max Boat Tail – Hornady
WLN – Wide Long Nose – LBT design
WMR – Winchester Magnum Rimfire
WSM – Winchester Short Magnum
WSSM – Winchester Super Short Magnum
XP3 – FS without the steel bands – Winchester
XTP – Extreme Terminal Performance – Hornady
