(of a bullet) lacking a jacketed nose and thereby deforming greatly on impact, causing a large amount of damage and imparting a great deal of momentum to the target.
2004 October 28 – November 3, William Gussie (pseudonym), "Man, I Wish That Sniper Would Go Away", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, ISBN 1400054567, page 300,… risk a .270 Winchester softnose between the eyes.
