The Hollow Point Traditional Cache
Sgt.Salem88: The area has degraded some what since I first placed this cache... I will be placing another around this area in the near future :)
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This is a cache in an area in decline- with urban expansion comes the filth of humanity. St Helens Park is a lovely area, it truly is a shame some of its inhabitants don’t treat the area responsibly. So I searched the area for a nice spot. I found a place for my small hide. Due to the hig level of muggle activity around here i have rated the difficulty accordingly
A tree hollow is a semi-enclosed cavity which has naturally formed in the trunk or branch of a tree. Hollows may form as the result of impact from natural forces causing the excavating and exposure. Wind, fire, heat, lightning, rain, attack from insects, bacteria even fungi can create such hollows. These are often then manipulated by animals... so was this what I am referring to?? Or do I mean…
My personal favourite The Hollow Point - an expanding bullet that has a hollowed out shape in its tip, generally intended to cause the bullet to expand upon entering a target. As a result this decreases penetration and causes more extensive tissue damage along the wound path as it travels through the intended target. When a hollow-point strikes a soft target, the pressure created in the ‘hollow’ forces the material (predominantly lead) around the inside edge to expand outwards rapidly, increasing the diameter of the projectile. This process is commonly referred to as mushrooming, for obvious reasons, as it typically resembles a mushroom :p
Jacketed hollow points (JHPs) or plated hollow points are covered in a coating of harder metal (such as copper or mild steel) to increase bullet strength and to prevent fouling the barrel with lead stripped from the bullet. Mainly used due to the high velocity in centre-fire rifles.
The term hollow-cavity bullet is used to describe a hollow point where the hollow is unusually large, more often dominating the volume of the bullet, thus causing extreme expansion and potentially even fragmentation on impact.
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