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First, lets go over what happens when a bullet is fired from a firearm. 1) A cartridge (a bullet pressed into a metalic cartidge which contains smokeless gunpowder and a primer) is loaded into the firing chamber of the firearm. 2) When the trigger is pulled, a hammer hits a firing pin which impacts the primer on the cartridge. 3) The primer ignites the smokeless gunpowder in the cartridge which produces a high pressure explosion. 4) This explosion forces the bullet down the barrel of the firearm and toward the target. The barrel of most firearms contains groves which help stabilize the bullet in flight by imparting a spin. These groves leave marks on the bullet itself which can be compared with other bullets fired from the same firearm. In addition, the firing pin on the firearm leaves a "dimple" on the spent primer of the metallic cartridge. This can also be measured and compared to other cartridges from the same firearm.
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∙ 14y agoNo. A bullet is traced by examining the markings on the sides of the round that are created as it is pushed out the barrel. Each barrel imprints a unique set of microscopic scratch lines on the bullet's sides; it's like the bullet has it's own finger prints. But you have to have the gun to do this comparison.
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Can you trace a bullet back to its gun?
Sometimes you can.
How do you shoot a bullet without a gun?
A cartridge will ignite if the primer is struck, regardless of whether it is in a gun at the time.
Which has more momentum a train at rest or a bullet fired from a gun?
A bullet fired from a gun
A bullet is fired from a gun. The speed of the bullet will be about the same as the speed of the recoiling gun if the mass of the bullet equals the mass of the gun?
The mass of a bullet is nowhere near the mass of a gun. A bullet weighs at most a few hundred grains. Most guns weigh at least a couple of pounds, some weigh several pounds (talking about handguns and rifles).
How does ballistics help police solve crimes?
Rifling marks, the marks etched into a bullet as it travels through a gun's barrel, are to a gun as fingerprints are to a person. To see if a fired round came from a particular gun, the gun is test fired into a pool of water (to stop the bullet without changing its shape) then the marks on the test fired bullet and the bullet in question are compared. Knowing the trajectory of a bullet points you in the direction of its origination. There are also some clues that will help you determine from how far a shot was fired, such as approximate speed on impact and the presence of burnt gunpowder.
Can you trace a bullet back to its gun?
Sometimes you can.
How can you make strong my gun?
the bullet and the barrel of the gun without a bullet it wont do anything by By Ray Lee Charles the top gun industries.
How can you trace a criminal by a bullet?
When a bullet is fired from a rifled firearm, the rifling leaves marks on the bullet. Those marks are unique to that gun, and no other gun makes exactly the same marks. If a bullet (or fired cartridge casing) is recovered from a crime scene, and we suspect that YOUR gun was used to commit this crime, then a sample bullet is fired from your gun, and compared to the crime scene bullet. A comparison microscope is used to compare the bullets, or marks made on the fired cartridge case by the extractor and firing pin.
Can a gun fire bullets without bullets in the gun?
No. Yes. All you have to do is strike the bullet's primer with a sharp corner of the gun.
What are the release dates for Man Without a Gun - 1957 The Last Bullet 1-34?
Man Without a Gun - 1957 The Last Bullet 1-34 was released on: USA: 29 May 1958
How do you shoot a bullet without a gun?
A cartridge will ignite if the primer is struck, regardless of whether it is in a gun at the time.
Can a bullet wound be healed to where there is no trace of the bullet?
On the sight of the wound, there may be a scar...
Why does the bullet and gun have different acceleration?
The gun weighs MUCH more than the bullet.
Which has more momentum a train at rest or a bullet fired from a gun?
A bullet fired from a gun
How does knowledge of glass fracture help in a crime scene?
If the glass fracture resulted from when a bullet hit the car windshield, police can predict the bullet type and therefore the kind of gun used. If they trace the purchase of that type of gun, this narrows their suspects. they may also be able to say something about a bullet's trajectory, or they may be able to determine from which side the glass was impacted.
How do you shoot a gun with a bullet?
Affix the gun to a target. Load the bullet into a cartridge. Load the cartridge into a second gun. Aim carefully, squeeze the trigger. If you have done everything right, you will have shot the gun with a bullet.
Why the gun leans backward when the bullet fire from the gun?
It's the recoil from the force of the bullet being fired. The gun powder pushes the bullet forward and also equally pushes the gun back into your hand.
