Saboted subcaliber bullets

Less common and unusual projectiles, such as exploding bullets saboted subcaliber bullets flare loads wax, rubber, plastic, and wooden bullets frangible bullets tear gas bullets and canisters baton rounds flechette cartridges poisoned bullets multiple loads shot loads for pistols and revolvers and other special purpose projectile types, are known and are occasionally encountered in forensic casework. 

Wood bullets are often used in blank ammunition where automatic weapon functioning is required. They can be lethal at short range if some form of bullet breakup device is not fitted to the muzzle of the firearm. Some wood bullets may be sabots for subcaliber projectiles. 

The forensic implications of discarding sabots are the fact that the bullet will bear no rifling marks from the barrel of the weapon and one weapon could be used to fire a number of different subcaliber projectiles.80,81... 

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