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A bullet hardly slows down at all after being fired. While bullets come in a variety of shapes, sizes and weights, they are all failry aerodynamic and thus minimally impacted by the wind resistance (friction).
A bullet's primary enemy is actually gravity. Once fired, it is a matter of time before gravity pulls the bullet crashing down into the earth...assuming it does not strike something first.
While a high powered rifle will send a bullet farther and faster than a .38 pistol, fired from the same height, at the same trajectory over level ground, they will have almost identical hang times. Again, the faster bullet will simply go farther.
The speed loss for any bullet, (buck shot not included) is negligible. It will strike the ground or object in its way with almost the same speed as when it was fired no matter how far away it is.
This is of course excluding shots in the air where there is little horizontal movement and the trajectory is mostly verticle. Here, obvioulsy, gravity will take over and the bullet will ultimately fall back to the ground at the terminal velocity - much slower than muzzle velocity.
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Why is the speed of a recoiling gun less than the speed of the fired bullet?
Newton said "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." The action is pushing the bullet in one direction. Reaction is the gun being pushed in the other. The energy is speed times mass. The gun masses much more than the bullet, and so will move proportionately slower than the bullet. Which is a very good thing- or the recoil of the gun would kill the shooter.
Can a bullet be shot down with another bullet?
If you have incredible aim and like lightening fast reflexes, then i guess its possible, but i would say its pretty much impossible, or you would have to get like 1 and 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 lucky to stop a bullet with another bullet
Do all bullets drop the same vertical distance in equal time?
Bullets will drop almost the same vertical distance in equal time. The limitation is the vertical drag force on the bullet. If fired in a flat trajectory, a bullet will start with no vertical velocity. As it continues on its path however, the force of gravity will impart some vertical velocity to it. Initially the vertical component of the drag force will be negligible, but the longer it flies, the faster it drops. At some point the drag force becomes noticeable and the roughness of the bullet surface and geometry of the bullet begin to play a role in how much vertical drag force is exhibited. Most of the time a bullet will hit its target before this effect makes much difference, but if you fired two different bullets from the top of a very high mountain and tracked their flight you would probably find them dropping at different speeds towards the end of their flight.
How does the acceleration of the compare with the acceleration of the rifle?
When a bullet is fired out of a gun, the bullet's acceleration and the gun's acceleration are equal in magnitude by opposite in direction. This is the cause of kickback from the gun. The reason why the gun doesn't rip your arm off though is because it's sheer size or mass, resulting in a much smaller impact on the object it collides with.
Which will be more effective in knocking a bear down rubber bullet or lead bullet of same momentum?
Since we know that according to the Newton second law of motion we have the equation as, F= ∆P/∆t So if the momentum is same then F is inversely related to time. Since lead bullet will obviously penetrate and will take more time so will have relatively less force will be applied to knock the bear down. But on the other hand the rubber bullet will just strike the body of the bear for little time instead of getting penetrated ,so it will deliver more force. Thanks
If a bullet is fired out of a fighter jet traveling Max speed does the bullet travel faster than if it were fired at a stand still?
No. The bullet will actually travel much slower due to wind resistance.
How much will a fired civil war bullet be worth?
about as much as a haypenny from the civil war
What happens when a gun gets hit directly by a bullet?
Damage. How much depends on the gun that fired the bullet that hits it. it probably would explode
During the training, a police fired a bullet to a 10 cm thick wooden board. The bullet loses half of it's velocity after penetrating 3cm. Question: How much distance the bullet will penetrate more?
6cm
How much will the bullet drop in2700 ft 150grain 30-6?
That depends on the type of bullet, the initial velocity, and the angle at which it is fired. A ballistics calculator is the best way to find the answer.
How much gunpowder is in a 9mm bullet?
Technically speaking- none. A bullet is the solid metal part of a cartridge that is fired out of the barrel. How much gunpowder is in a 9mm Parabellum CARTRIDGE will depend on the powder used and the bullet weight. I reload with 4.6 grains of Bullseye powder with a 115 gr bullet, but there are dozens of other loads.
Would a 22 cal gun fired in outer space have as much muzzel volosity as a 44 cal gun fired on earth?
NO. The .22 Muzzle Velocity (ft/s) is 1255. The .44 Muzzle Velocity (ft/s) is 1760. The 44 is 505 ft/s faster than the 22. The amount if air to be pushed out the barrel of 22 would not slow down the bullet down that much.
What effect does rifleing in the barrel of a gun have?
It makes the bullet spin when it is fired- much the same way a football spins in flight. The helps the bullet travel in a straight line, improving the accuracy of the gun.
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.
Can a snake bite the fired bullet from a firearm?
No, there is no snake fast enough to strike at a bullet. If it did, it would die.
Will a 22 caliber bullet travel father than a 45 caliber bullet fired from a handgun?
If you mean "farther" yes, generally speaking, a .22 will travel further than a .45. The .45 is a much heavier bullet and loses velocity at a faster rate.
Why is the speed of a recoiling gun less than the speed of the fired bullet?
Newton said "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." The action is pushing the bullet in one direction. Reaction is the gun being pushed in the other. The energy is speed times mass. The gun masses much more than the bullet, and so will move proportionately slower than the bullet. Which is a very good thing- or the recoil of the gun would kill the shooter.
