APCR

ARMOUR PIERCING, COMPOSITE, RIGID



APCR aka APHC [Lit; Armour Piercing Hard Core] or HVAP [Lit; High Velocity, Armour Piercing] is an armour piercing shot consisting of a penetrating core, usually of tungsten alloy, enclosed within a light-alloy body, which travels as a complete unit to the target. Arrowhead shot is a variant with a reduced-diameter alloy body in the centre.
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