Abstract: Low-recoil projectile with high stopping power, essentially made of at least two components, i.e. a hollow casing (2) made of a hard material and a core (3) made of a rigid material having a lower density than the casing (2) characterized in that the proportions of the lengths of the constituent parts of the projectile are: for the head (4), between 1.5 and 3 times the caliber dimension, for the cylindrical part (5) between 0.7 and 2 times the caliber dimension, and for the rear conical part (6) between 0 and 1 times the caliber dimension, the ratio 1/d (length versus caliber dimension) being situated between 2 and 3 and the center of gravity (7) of the projectile being situated in said cylindrical part of the projectile.