Muzzle Veolcities
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Muzzle Veolcities
The topic of muzzle velocities of guns comes up often in physics class, for the obvious reasons. Basically I know an M-16's is 1600 m/s and a 9mm is about 900 m/s, anyone have a list of basic muzzle velocities? Especially of the most powerful sniper rifles.
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It's dependant on the kind of ammunition being used.
You might find the breakdowns here:
http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/May01.htm
and here:
http://ammoguide.com/?tool=bcompare&it= ... 29%7C28%7C
(make an account to compare more ammunition)
You might find the breakdowns here:
http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/May01.htm
and here:
http://ammoguide.com/?tool=bcompare&it= ... 29%7C28%7C
(make an account to compare more ammunition)
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Does that matter? Most ammunition reaches its top speed inside the barrel.ToxicBug wrote:But that is not the fastest speed that it reaches.Kills On Site wrote:muzzle velocites being defined as the speed at which the bullet is traveling when it leaves the barrel of the gun.
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I'm just saying. It reaches it's top speed outside of the barrel.Foo wrote:Does that matter? Most ammunition reaches its top speed inside the barrel.ToxicBug wrote:But that is not the fastest speed that it reaches.Kills On Site wrote:muzzle velocites being defined as the speed at which the bullet is traveling when it leaves the barrel of the gun.
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Source? As juls inferrs, most propellant burns up before the bullet exits the weapon.ToxicBug wrote:I'm just saying. It reaches it's top speed outside of the barrel.Foo wrote:Does that matter? Most ammunition reaches its top speed inside the barrel.ToxicBug wrote: But that is not the fastest speed that it reaches.
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Yeah, on CSI they said that the gasses push the bullet after it exits the muzzle. Neat huh?[xeno]Julios wrote:Once the gunpowder has stopped combusting, there is no force pushing the bullet forward.ToxicBug wrote:I'm just saying. It reaches it's top speed outside of the barrel.
Are you saying the gunpowder hasn't finished exploding by the time the bullet exits the chamber?
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um....ToxicBug wrote:the mussle.[xeno]Julios wrote:Once the gunpowder has stopped combusting, there is no force pushing the bullet forward.ToxicBug wrote:I'm just saying. It reaches it's top speed outside of the barrel.
Are you saying the gunpowder hasn't finished exploding by the time the bullet exits the chamber?
Re: Muzzle Veolcities
being a q3nerd, i have to askKills On Site wrote:The topic of muzzle velocities of guns comes up often in physics class, for the obvious reasons. Basically I know an M-16's is 1600 m/s and a 9mm is about 900 m/s, anyone have a list of basic muzzle velocities? Especially of the most powerful sniper rifles.
have rail guns gone past lab prototypes yet?
i recall the lab ones were at 10,000m/s
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They're being developed for military purposes. Beyond that there's nothing in active service. Mebbe in ss, who knows.
Main advantage of railguns is constant acceleration along the length of the barrel. Scary shit TBH.
Main advantage of railguns is constant acceleration along the length of the barrel. Scary shit TBH.
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Re: Muzzle Veolcities
They need superconductors that work at room temperature, so railguns are useless now.hax103 wrote:being a q3nerd, i have to askKills On Site wrote:The topic of muzzle velocities of guns comes up often in physics class, for the obvious reasons. Basically I know an M-16's is 1600 m/s and a 9mm is about 900 m/s, anyone have a list of basic muzzle velocities? Especially of the most powerful sniper rifles.
have rail guns gone past lab prototypes yet?
i recall the lab ones were at 10,000m/s
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so it must be trueToxicBug wrote:Yeah, on CSI they said that the gasses push the bullet after it exits the muzzle. Neat huh?[xeno]Julios wrote:Once the gunpowder has stopped combusting, there is no force pushing the bullet forward.ToxicBug wrote:I'm just saying. It reaches it's top speed outside of the barrel.
Are you saying the gunpowder hasn't finished exploding by the time the bullet exits the chamber?
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Re: Muzzle Veolcities
So they have a railgun that fired a 10,000 m/s round? Holy hell. I believe someone made a gauss gun, however its round had a muzzle velocity of 73 MPH, very slow, but a start.ToxicBug wrote:They need superconductors that work at room temperature, so railguns are useless now.hax103 wrote:being a q3nerd, i have to askKills On Site wrote:The topic of muzzle velocities of guns comes up often in physics class, for the obvious reasons. Basically I know an M-16's is 1600 m/s and a 9mm is about 900 m/s, anyone have a list of basic muzzle velocities? Especially of the most powerful sniper rifles.
have rail guns gone past lab prototypes yet?
i recall the lab ones were at 10,000m/s
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Well according to Wikipedia, the muzzle velocity of an M16 is 974 m/s tops, click and a 9mm as a muzzle velocity of 390 m/s tops click as well it claims that a railgun has one of 3500 m/s click Not saying Wikipedia is always right, but it would seem that they have numbers much lower then us.
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