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A cartridge consists of a casing (shell) with a built-in primer, a propellant (gun powder) and a projectile/bullet. When the trigger on a gun is pulled, it releases the hammer which strikes the high-explosive primer. The tiny explosion ignites the low-explosive propellant. If the low-explosive propellant was made of the same high-explosive stuff as the primer, the gun would blow apart. As the propellant expands inside the casing, the pressure builds to a point where the projectile/bullet can no longer hold on to the casing. The bullet goes the only way that it can which is down the barrel of the gun. As the bullet moves down the barrel, tiny spiral grooves in the barrel cause the bullet to spin like a spiral pass thrown in Rugby or America football in order to make the bullet fly true.
When you see the flash of sparks come out of the barrel, that is the remnant of the propellant being burnt after the bullet has left the barrel and is on its way to the target.
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Can a .22 magnum bullet be shot in a .22 long rifle barrel?
No
What causes the spinning of a bullet when shot from a rifle or handgun?
Rifling. The barrel is not smooth on the inside. There are small grooves spiraling down the barrel which makes the bullet spin. Nearly all shotguns do not have rifling in the barrel.
What is barrel?
A barrel is the part that holds the shot shell or casing that the bullet or BBs go down towards the target. In a Center fire rifle or pistol the barrel has rifling to help stabilize the bullet after it has left the muzzle
Bullet spin when shot from a rifle or handgun what causes the spinning?
Rifling. The barrel is not smooth on the inside. There are small grooves spiraling down the barrel which makes the bullet spin. Nearly all shotguns do not have rifling in the barrel.
Can you survive being shot with a bullet?
Yes
Does a bullet shot from a gun undergo any acceleration after it leaves the barrel?
No, once the bullet leaves the barrel, it is no longer being pushed by expanding gases and does not undergo any additional acceleration. It travels at a constant velocity until external forces like gravity or air resistance act on it.
Can you take a bullet shot out of one rifle and match it with a bullet shot out of a nother rifle.?
When a bullet is fired from a rifle or pistol, it has markings impressed on it from being pushed through the rifling in the barrel. These marks, known as striations, are unique to each gun, much as fingerprints are unique. The striations made by two different rifles will NOT be the same. Similar, but under a microscope, different.
What is a muzzle loading firearm?
One where the powder and bullet (or shot) is loaded into the gun from the front end (muzzle) of the barrel.
How do you determine what gun a bullet was shot from?
You compare the rifling marks on the bullet to the rifling in the barrel. You can also compare the firing pin mark on the primer to the firing pin on the gun.
How far will a 150 grain bullet shoot from a 308 without dropping?
A 150 grain bullet shot from a 308 will start dropping the fraction of a second it leaves the barrel.
How long does it take to heal after being shot by a bullet?
way too long, don't get shot
What is the barrel of a gun?
The barrel of a gun is the metal tube a projectile fires out of. Most barrels contain rifling, these are spiraled-grooves on the inside of the barrel to help the projectile shoot straight. This is why rifles are far more accurate than handguns; they have more rifling. The effect is similar to throwing a perfect spiral in football - the projectile is machined through the barrel to make it predictable and more likely to hit the target it is fired at.
