The U.S. has used hollow point ammo over the last few decades (and as it's become more reliable) where needed in special forces operations, specific tasks, etc.
Ball ammo is generally used by all nations in combat. It is less expensive to manufacture. Has greater penetration. Is less likely to deform or be damaged in handling, etc. It's better battle field ammo.
It was pointed out before but the Hague conventions only covered those who signed them and only regarding conflict between them. The only signers were imperialist powers. So it was legal to use the "inhumane" weapons on their possessions but not against each others.
By the time the conventions were signed the use of "dum-dum" and hollowpoint ammo was militarily obsolete. The invention of smokeless powder led to a revolution in bullet design with jacketed spitzer bullets becoming the new norm. I believe that only the British still used exposed lead bullets at that time and then not for long. The same was true for semi auto pistols which were becoming the norm. There was no reliable hollowpoint ammo for pistols at that time. It was the rough equivalent of signing an agreement limiting the number of Missouri class battleships in the 21st century.
Finally once WWI began the gangs of thieves who signed the accords threw them out the window in their wars on each other.
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Ball ammo is generally used by all nations in combat. It is less expensive to manufacture. Has greater penetration. Is less likely to deform or be damaged in handling, etc. It's better battle field ammo.
It was pointed out before but the Hague conventions only covered those who signed them and only regarding conflict between them. The only signers were imperialist powers. So it was legal to use the "inhumane" weapons on their possessions but not against each others.
By the time the conventions were signed the use of "dum-dum" and hollowpoint ammo was militarily obsolete. The invention of smokeless powder led to a revolution in bullet design with jacketed spitzer bullets becoming the new norm. I believe that only the British still used exposed lead bullets at that time and then not for long. The same was true for semi auto pistols which were becoming the norm. There was no reliable hollowpoint ammo for pistols at that time. It was the rough equivalent of signing an agreement limiting the number of Missouri class battleships in the 21st century.
Finally once WWI began the gangs of thieves who signed the accords threw them out the window in their wars on each other.
tipoc