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Standard Abbreviations
 
ABBREVIATION |
NAME |
TYPE |
A, A-Frame |
A-Frame™ |
Proprietary - Remington |
AAC, ACEL |
Accelerator® |
Proprietary - Remington |
AMAX, A-MAX |
A-Max™ |
Proprietary - Hornady® |
AP |
Armor Piercing |
Industry Standard |
AT, AccuTip |
AccuTip™ |
Proprietary - Remington |
B, BJ |
Brass (Jacketed) |
Industry Standard |
BB |
Bevel Base |
Industry Standard |
Blitz |
BlitzKing® |
Proprietary - Sierra |
BP |
Bronze Point |
Industry Standard |
BT |
Boat-tail |
Industry Standard |
CB |
Cast Bullet |
Industry Standard |
CL, C-L |
™Core-Lokt |
Proprietary - Remington |
CMJ |
Complete Metal Jacket |
Industry Standard |
CP |
Cone Point |
Industry Standard |
CS, CST |
Copper Solit Tipped |
Proprietary - Remington |
DE |
Double Ended |
Industry Standard |
EB |
Enclosed Base |
Industry Standard |
EFMJ |
Expanding Full Metal Jacket |
Proprietary - Federal® |
EVO |
LEVERevolution® |
Proprietary - Hornady® |
FB |
Flat Base |
Industry Standard |
FMC |
Full Metal Case |
Industry Standard |
FMJ |
Full Metal Jacket |
Industry Standard |
FN |
Flat Nose |
Industry Standard |
FP |
Flat Point |
Industry Standard |
FTX |
Flex Tip® eXpanding |
Proprietary - Hornady® |
GC |
Gas Check |
Industry Standard |
GD |
Gold Dot |
Proprietary - Speer |
GK |
GameKing® |
Proprietary - Sierra |
GS |
Golden Saber™ |
Proprietary - Remington |
HB |
Hollow Base |
Industry Standard |
HC |
Hard Cast |
Industry Standard |
HC |
Hollow Core |
Industry Standard |
HP |
Hollow Point |
Industry Standard |
HS |
Hydra-Shok® |
Proprietary - Federal® |
HST |
Hi-Shok Two® |
Proprietary - Federal® |
I |
Incendiary |
Industry Standard |
IC |
Iron Core |
Industry Standard |
J |
Jacketed |
Industry Standard |
L |
Lead |
Industry Standard |
L-C |
Lead Combat |
Industry Standard |
L-T |
Lead Target |
Industry Standard |
M |
Match |
Industry Standard |
MC |
Metal Cased |
Industry Standard |
MK |
Match-King® |
Proprietary - Sierra |
MR |
Mid-Range |
Industry Standard |
NBT |
Nosler Ballistic Tip® |
Proprietary - Nosler® |
NET |
Nosler E-Tip® |
Proprietary - Nosler® |
NP |
Nosler Partition® |
Proprietary - Nosler® |
NS |
Nosler Solid Base® |
Proprietary - Nosler® |
O |
Ogival |
Industry Standard |
OT |
Open Tip |
Industry Standard |
P, PTD |
Plated |
Industry Standard |
PB |
Lead Bullet |
Industry Standard |
PB |
Parabellum |
Industry Standard |
PH |
Pro-Hunter® |
Proprietary - Sierra |
PL, P-L |
Power-Lokt® |
Proprietary - Remington |
PS |
Power-Shok® |
Proprietary - Federal® |
RN |
Round Nose |
Industry Standard |
SB |
Scirocco™ Bonded |
Proprietary - Remington |
SJ |
Semi-Jacketed |
Industry Standard |
SM |
Sports Master |
Proprietary - Sierra |
SP |
Soft Point |
Industry Standard |
SP |
Spire Point |
Industry Standard |
Sp,SPTZ |
Spitzer |
Industry Standard |
SSp |
Semi-Spitzer |
Industry Standard |
SST |
Super Shock Tip™ |
Proprietary - Hornady® |
ST |
Silver Tip |
Industry Standard |
SWC |
Semi-Wadcutter |
Industry Standard |
SX |
Super Explosive |
Industry Standard |
T |
Tracer |
Industry Standard |
TC |
Truncated Cone |
Industry Standard |
TM |
Tournament Master® |
Proprietary - Sierra |
TMJ |
Total Metal Jacket |
Industry Standard |
TNT |
TNT® |
Proprietary - Speer |
UB |
Ultra Bonded® |
Proprietary - Remington |
V |
Varminter® |
Proprietary - Sierra |
VLD |
Very Low Drag |
Industry Standard |
VMAX, V-MAX |
V-Max™ |
Proprietary - Hornady® |
VS |
V-Shok® |
Proprietary - Federal® |
WC |
Wadcutter |
Industry Standard |
X |
X-Bullet |
Proprietary - Barnes |
XTP |
Extreme Terminal Performance™ |
Proprietary - Hornady® |
Compound Abbreviations
 
ABBREVIATION |
NAME |
TYPE |
API |
Armor Piercing Incendiary |
Industry Standard |
BBWC |
Bevel Base Wadcutter |
Industry Standard |
BEB |
Brass Enclosed Base |
Industry Standard |
BJHP |
Brass Jacketed Hollow Point |
Industry Standard |
BtHP |
Boat-tail Hollow Point |
Industry Standard |
CTFB |
Closed Tip Flat Base |
Industry Standard |
DEWC |
Double Ended Wadcutter |
Industry Standard |
FNEB |
Flat Nose Enclosed Base |
Industry Standard |
GDHP |
Gold Dot Hollow Point |
Proprietary - Speer |
HBWC |
Hollow Base Wadcutter |
Industry Standard |
JFP |
Jacketed Flat Point |
Industry Standard |
JHC |
Jacketed Hollow Cavity |
Industry Standard |
JHP |
Jacketed Hollow Point |
Industry Standard |
JSP |
Jacketed Soft Point |
Industry Standard |
LFN |
Long Flat Nose |
Industry Standard |
LFP |
Lead Flat Point |
Industry Standard |
LHP |
Lead Hollow Point |
Industry Standard |
LRN |
Lead Round Nose |
Industry Standard |
LSWC |
Lead Semi-wadcutter |
Industry Standard |
LSWC-GC |
Lead Semi-wadcutter Gas Check |
Industry Standard |
LTC |
Lead Truncated Cone |
Industry Standard |
LWC |
Lead Wadcutter |
Industry Standard |
MHP |
Match Hollow Point |
Industry Standard |
PSP, PTDSP |
Plated Soft Point |
Industry Standard |
RNL |
Round Nose Lead |
Industry Standard |
SJHP |
Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point |
Industry Standard |
SJSP |
Semi-Jacketed Soft Point |
Industry Standard |
WFN |
Wide Flat Nose |
Industry Standard |
WFNGC |
Wide Flat Nose Gas Check |
Industry Standard |
WLN |
Wide Long Nose |
Industry Standard |
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