The decomposition of a projectile in a target body, particularly a hunting
projectile in wild animals after penetration therein, determines the
energy output of the projectile and thereby the effect of the shot. For
projectiles with double cores, the properties of the ingredients used in
the cores decisively affect the decomposition and particularly the
deformation behavior of the cores. According to the invention, a partial
decomposition projectile comprising two cores is provided with one solid
core (3) made of a material suited to said projectile and the second core
(4) is made of a powder (5) consisting of metal or ceramic ingredients,
said powder being pressed to become free of shrink holes, in order to
improve decomposition behavior control.