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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.
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Why does a gun jerk when you fire a bullet?
When a bullet is fired from a gun, it creates a sudden release of gases that exert a force on the gun's barrel and action system. This force, known as recoil, causes the gun to jerk backward in the opposite direction of the bullet's motion. The jerk is a result of Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What caliber bullet did the Tommy gun fire?
.45 ACP
Would you care to fire a gun that has a bullet 10times as massive as the gun?
No. The recoil from such a gun would kill you. action and reaction. Bullet would stand still, gun would move.
Which wave is formed when a bullet fired from a gun?
=it is newtons third law of motion which states=="for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"==when a gun is fired the bullet moves in the forward direction which is action whereas the gun recoils in the backward direction which is the reaction......................=
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 mean by bore of a gun?
The bore of a gun relates to the diameter of the hole in the barrel - and in turn the diameter of the bullet the gun can fire.
What does cocking a gun means?
cocking a gun is when you pull the slide of a gun back and forwards once to get a bullet into the chamber to fire
Can a 22 cal air gun fire a 22 bullet if it has a firing pin?
No
How do you make gun in little alchemy?
Metal and Bullet...More info: Metal: fire & stone Bullet: Gunpowder & Metal
Will the grendel p-12 gun fire with a bullet in the chamber even though there is no magazine in the gun?
IIRC, yes.
Does a RPG Fire strait in real life?
No, it does not. It has an arc, the same as a bullet fired from a gun does.
Give a short example of equal and opposite pairs?
Perhaps forces.When you fire a gun, you have an explosion of gunpowder that ejects the bullet forward at a high velocity. The gun kicks back in an opposite direction from the firing with a force equal to that which expelled the bullet, but in the opposite direction.Another example might be ice skating (without braking). If one person pushes the other backward... the pushing person will also be pushed backward with equal force. Acceleration/velocity, of course would be dependent on the relative weights.
