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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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